Avalanche Details
- Location: Ophir Pass, Paradise Basin
- State: Colorado
- Date: 2012/03/30
- Time:
12:00 AM
- Summary Description: 1 skier caught, buried and killed.
- Primary Activity: Backcountry Tourer
- Primary Travel Mode: Ski
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Number
- Caught: 0
- Fully Buried: 1
- Injured: 0
- Killed: 1
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Avalanche
- Type: --
- Trigger: --
- Trigger (subcode): --
- Size - Relative to Path: --
- Size - Destructive Force: --
- Sliding Surface: --
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Site
- Slope Aspect: SE
- Site Elevation: 12700 ft
- Slope Angle: 38 °
- Slope Characteristic: Convex Slope
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Accident Summary
Skier triggered, wet slab, 3'-5'x 500'x 2000' vertical, debris ran a mile down the valley.
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