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Avalanche — Sawtooth-Stanley Basin, Idaho

March 12, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Sawtooth-Stanley Basin

Event narrative (NOAA)

At around 1230 PM MDT a 29 year old snowmobiler was killed when buried under 6 feet of snow due to an avalanche near Observation Peak in the Stanley Lake Creek drainage area. The elevation was about 8,500 feet.

Other notable avalanche events in Idaho

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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.

Avalanche — Sawtooth-Stanley Basin, Idaho, March 12, 2023 | DisasterAtlasUSA