Avalanche — Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

2006-02-14 · Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

An avalanche at Pass Creek in Rainy Pass along the Alaska Range swept a snow machine and the driver of the machine into a terrain trap burying him and resulting in his death. The Avalanche occurred while he was breaking trail through the pass for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5492879. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.