Avalanche in Northern Panhandle, Idaho

Avalanche March 1, 2024 · Northern Panhandle, Idaho

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

Avalanche near Gunsight Peak resulted in 1 fatality.

The wider storm

On Friday, March 9th, at approximately 3:00pm a snowmobiler unintentionally triggered a hard slab avalanche while riding up an open, east-facing, wind-loaded slope. The avalanche started at 6,700' feet just below Gunsight Peak, in the headwaters of McCormick Creek.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1169612. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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