Avalanche — Gore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys, Colorado
March 13, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three people were on a backcountry ski vacation near Aspen. They chose to ascend Mount Shimer about 7 miles southeast of Aspen. They were ascending a tree covered, north facing slope near the 12,088 foot level. At approximately 1:50 pm, the lead skier remotely triggered a large avalanche in the bowl to the east. Just after this, a smaller avalanche fractured above the party. The avalanche caught all three, but the upper skier was only carried for approximately 100 feet. The avalanche swept the two lower men on split snowboards down the slope and buried both. The victims were buried, one above the other with about 100 feet between them. The upper skier found his two companions and uncovered debris from their heads and notified rescue personnel. When rescue personnel arrived on the scene, th
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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.