Avalanche — Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2011-12-31 · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Direct deaths
Wider weather episode
A backcountry skier was killed by an avalanche that buried him under 10 to 12 feet of snow in a narrow canyon near the Montana border around 1420MST. The slide ran 250 feet downhill had was comprised of two paths that totaled about 800 feet in width. The skier was caught within a 50-foot-wide path. Rescue crews from Cooke City, Montana recovered the body nine hours later.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 357378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.