Avalanche in Matanuska Valley, Alaska

Avalanche January 2, 2016 – January 16, 2016 · Matanuska Valley, Alaska

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A person riding a snow mobile was caught in a terrain trap when an avalanche released above him. He was buried under 6 feet of snow and perished.

The wider storm

A low pressure system in Bristol Bay brought winds and heavy precipitation to the southcentral area. This caused wind loading in the snowpack at the tops of mountains and Hatcher Pass Recreation Area experienced considerable avalanche danger, according to the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 616169. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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