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Avalanche — Flattop Mountains, Colorado

February 1, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Area
Flattop Mountains

Event narrative (NOAA)

Three snowmobilers were coming down Little Box Canyon on a groomed trail in the southwestern Flat Tops north of the town of Rifle. The first two riders noticed that the third was no longer behind them.|The pair turned around and headed up the canyon and found a fresh avalanche that had buried the third snowmobiler. Rescuers retrieved the victim's body about three hours after the avalanche occurred. The avalanche ran 300 feet down the steep slope and was 1.5 to 3 feet deep and 600 feet wide.

Other notable avalanche events in Colorado

S & Se Grand / W Central & Sw Boulder / Gilpin / Clear Creek / Summit / N & W Park Counties Above 9000 Feet · April 20, 20135 killedWest Elk And Sawatch Mountains/Taylor Park / W Lake / W Chaffee / Wc To Ec Gunnison · February 6, 19993 killedNorthwestern San Juan Mountains · February 1, 20213 killedGore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys · March 13, 20072 killedS & E Jackson / Larimer / N & Ne Grand / Nw Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet · January 1, 20062 killedGore And Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys · March 17, 20002 killed

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.

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