Truman Gulch Avalanche Fatality

Accident Report

PUBLIC Truman Avalanche Fatality.pdf

Activity

Snowboarding

Date

2/13/2011

1 caught, buried, killed

Synopsis

Truman Gulch Avalanche

Truman: Crown

The slope averaged 40 degrees steepness with a maximum angle of 45 degrees. The crown

Truman: Crown tapers

The crown was approximately 50 feet wide and broke 3 feet deep at its thickest

Truman: Looking up the path to the crown

This is the upper few hundred feet of the avalanche path. Photo: GNFAC

Truman: Looking down the path

Looking down the avalanche path a few hundred feet down from the crown. Photo: GNFAC

Truman: Lower Path Overview

The victim's head was 5+ feet under the snow surface. The vertical fall distance from

Truman Avalanche

A snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche on the west side of the

Truman Gulch Snowpit Profile

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