CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

2020/02/25 - Alaska - Unalaska Island

Published 2020/02/29 by Wendy Wagner - Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center

Avalanche Details

  • Location: Unalaska Island
  • State: Alaska
  • Date: 2020/02/25
  • Time: Unknown
  • Summary Description: 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
  • Primary Activity: Snowmobiler
  • Primary Travel Mode: Snowmobile

Number

  • Caught: 0
  • Fully Buried: 1
  • Injured: 0
  • Killed: 1

Avalanche

  • Type: --
  • Trigger: --
  • Trigger (subcode): --
  • Size - Relative to Path: --
  • Size - Destructive Force: --
  • Sliding Surface: --

Site

  • Slope Aspect: --
  • Site Elevation: --
  • Slope Angle: --
  • Slope Characteristic: --

Accident Summary

PRELIMINARY: A snowmobiler riding alone was caught, fully buried and killed in an avalanche on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands. Rescuers found the rider buried about 6 feet deep and were unable to revive him.

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