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Avalanche in Copper River Basin, Alaska

Avalanche January 12, 2002 · Copper River Basin, Alaska

2
Deaths
1
Injury
$6K
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three people were buried by an avalanche while snowmachining on an unsupported cornice. One was dug out of the snow by her husband.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5277117. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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