Avalanche — Kootenai/Cabinet Region, Montana
February 22, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Kootenai/Cabinet Region
Event narrative (NOAA)
An avalanche buried two snowmobilers in the West Cabinet Range, about 17 miles southwest of Troy or about two miles north of Spark Peak. One person survived after being partially buried while the other person, a 49 year old male, died after being buried under 4 to 6 feet of compacted snow. The avalanche was classified as a D3 sized avalanche which means that it was a soft slab remotely triggered by a snowmobile.
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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.