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Accident: Snowbird Ski Resort

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Observation Date
Monday, March 17, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, November 7, 1994
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Snowbird Ski Resort
Location Name or Route
Pre season - Peruvian Gulch, Snowbird
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Fully
1
Killed
1
Accident and Rescue Summary
We are currently transferring our paper documents to our website. Details for avalanches between 1987 and 2003 will be available soon.
A solo backcountry skier was skiing in Peruvian Gulch before Snowbird was open for the season when he triggered an avalanche that caught and killed him.
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