Avalanche — Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
March 30, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A series of winter storms in March brought several feet of snow to the San Juan Mountains, including the storm leading up to this event which deposited 21 inches of new snowfall at the nearest observation site. The date of this event was the warmest day of the season to date with strong southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. All of these factors combined to produce what was believed to be a natural avalanche near Baldy Peak. A very experienced back-country traveler and certified alpine mountain guide with professional avalanche training headed out to attempt a remote ice climb on the northeast side of Baldy Peak when she was caught in the avalanche. Because she was traveling alone, many of the details of this event are unknown or estimated. The following day a search
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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.