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Avalanche in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Avalanche December 31, 2011 · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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The wider storm

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 357378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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