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Avalanche — Southern Coos, New Hampshire
February 1, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center reported on February 3, a backcountry skier traveling alone was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche on Feb 1st. Search and Rescue teams recovered the body on the evening of Feb 2nd. The avalanche buried the skier more than 12 feet deep in a terrain trap. The incident occurred in the White Mountain National Forest in Ammonoosuc Ravine slide path, north of Mount Monroe. The skier was traveling alone and most likely triggered a pocket of unstable snow on a hard wind crust from the previous weak. The avalanche danger was reported to be low that day. The skier was carried down the ravine slide path were he was buried in a terrain trap. A storm moved in on the night on Feb 1st and lasted through the 2nd. A second slide most likely occurred in thi
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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.