Avalanche — Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Colorado
December 21, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two professional skiers were in a closed section of Hanging Valley Wall at Snowmass Ski Area in the Lower Ladders area when one of them triggered an avalanche. The victim jumped from a cliff into the snow below and got caught in the avalanche which carried him into an area with trees. The skier was buried under the snow and not found by rescuers until about 20 minutes later. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The slide was described as a 4-foot thick slab, 80 feet wide and 100 to 150 feet long.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.