Avalanche — Southwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
January 21, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southwestern San Juan Mountains
Event narrative (NOAA)
A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche he triggered within an area locally know as Sam's Trees in the Chattanooga area between Red Mountain Pass and the town of Silverton. The avalanche location was close to Highway 550.
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.