Avalanche — Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming
2013-01-27 · Salt River & Wyoming Ranges, Wyoming
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Direct deaths
Wider weather episode
A skier in the Cliff Creek drainage south of Hoback Canyon triggered an 8 inch deep avalanche that carried her 120 feet downhill and into a tree. Members of her party found her in less than one minute, but her injuries were fatal.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 421872. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.