CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

2024/03/06 - Oregon - Gunsight Mountain, Elkhorn Mountains

Published 2024/03/11 by Victor McNeil - Wallowa Avalanche Center

Avalanche Details

  • Location: Gunsight Mountain, Elkhorn Mountains
  • State: Oregon
  • Date: 2024/03/06
  • Time: 12:00 AM (Estimated)
  • Summary Description: 1 backcountry skier caught and killed
  • Primary Activity: Backcountry Tourer
  • Primary Travel Mode: Ski

Number

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

Avalanche

  • Type: --
  • Trigger: --
  • Trigger (subcode): --
  • Size - Relative to Path: R4
  • Size - Destructive Force: D3
  • Sliding Surface: --

Site

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

Accident Summary

PRELIMINARY: On March 6, 2024, a skier was caught and killed in an avalanche on Gunsight Peak in the Elkhorn Mountains, northwest of Baker City, Oregon. When responders arrived, bystanders were performing CPR, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. 

Wallowa Avalanche Center observation