Avalanche — Matanuska Valley, Alaska

2001-02-03 · Matanuska Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

A group of snowmachiners Saturday triggered an avalanche on a slope south of Eureka, near the east fork of the Matanuska River. The avalanche killed two members of the group and slightly injured a third man, who was carried downslope and trapped beneath his snowmachine until he was freed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5228507. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.