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Avalanche in Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Avalanche January 18, 2020 · Northwestern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mix of broken ice and snow fell over a cliff and picked up additional loose snow before stopping in Red Mountain Creek. A photographer (participant in a guided back-country tour) was struck by the falling ice and snow and buried, resulting in a fatality.
The wider storm
An avalanche was triggered by falling ice that broke away from a large ice pillar. The snow and ice fell over a cliff, picking up more loose snow on the slope below.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 866243. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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