Avalanche — Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
February 19, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Northwestern San Juan Mountains
Event narrative (NOAA)
A large avalanche released in the Temptation area in the Bear Creek drainage as a back country skier was skinning up the slopes. The skier was caught in the avalanche and buried under several feet of snow. The avalanche broke around 75 feet on an east-facing slope at an elevation of approximately 11,800 feet. It ran 2000 vertical feet to the valley floor. It deposited debris approximately 1000 feet long, 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep.
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.