CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

2024/01/10 - California - KT-22, Sierra Nevada

Published 2024/01/10 by Spencer Logan - Forecaster, CAIC

Avalanche Details

  • Location: KT-22, Sierra Nevada
  • State: California
  • Date: 2024/01/10
  • Time: 9:30 AM (Estimated)
  • Summary Description: 1 rider injured, 1 killed
  • Primary Activity: Inbounds Rider
  • Primary Travel Mode: Unknown

Number

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

Avalanche

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  • Trigger: --
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  • Size - Relative to Path: --
  • Size - Destructive Force: --
  • Sliding Surface: --

Site

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  • Site Elevation: --
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Accident Summary

PRELIMINARY: An avalanche occurred around 9:30 AM in the GS Bowl area of at Palisades Tahoe. One person was killed and another injured. Multiple agencies contributed to the search, and the area was cleared by 1 PM. 

Placer County Sheriff's Office press release