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Avalanche — Matanuska Valley, Alaska

January 2, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

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Area

Matanuska Valley

Event narrative (NOAA)

A person riding a snow mobile was caught in a terrain trap when an avalanche released above him. He was buried under 6 feet of snow and perished.

Other notable avalanche events in Alaska

Cook Inlet · March 21, 19996 killed Copper River Basin · January 12, 20022 killed Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek · April 1, 20022 killed Matanuska Valley · February 3, 20012 killed Central Gulf Coast · January 26, 20001 killed Cook Inlet · February 1, 20001 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.