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Avalanche in Susitna Valley, Alaska
Avalanche April 8, 2000 · Susitna Valley, Alaska
1
Death
1
Injury
What the National Weather Service wrote
Avalanche on Snow Shoe Peak (20 miles southeast of Talkeetna) pushed a skier and a snowboarder over a cliff. Both fell 200 feet. The snowboarder was injured, treated and released from the hospital. The skier was killed. The skier was telemarking and was participating in a wilderness medicine course.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5135706. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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