Avalanche — South Washington Cascades, Washington
2024-03-30 · South Washington Cascades, Washington
1
Direct deaths
Event narrative
Time of incident unknown, but it was daylight when the incident occurred so used sunrise to sunset times.
Wider weather episode
A man was climbing a peak on Mount St Helens while snowboarding and, while standing near the top, reportedly triggered an avalanche on a cornice and fell to his death. Weather conditions were dry and sunny.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1164629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.