Avalanche in Sierra Madre Range, Wyoming

Avalanche March 12, 2022 · Sierra Madre Range, Wyoming

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Avalanche occurred in the Sierra Madres within the Encampment River Wilderness where a snowmobiler was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche was triggered by the snowmobiler attempting to climb a steep slope within forested terrain in the vicinity of Green Mountain and the South Fork of Miner Creek.

The wider storm

Avalanche occurred in the Sierra Madres within the Encampment River Wilderness resulting in the death of a snowmobiler.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1008495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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