아이다 호 중부의 톱 투스 국유림에서 스노우 모빌을하던 한 남자가 큰 눈사태를 일으켜 금요일 사망했습니다..
설상차는 스모키 산맥의 가파른 비탈을 타고, 대충 8 miles from Galena Summit, when he triggered the avalanche, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.
“We are saddened to report that a snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche yesterday in the upper reaches of the Smiley Creek drainage,” the avalanche center said in a Facebook post.
“The avalanche danger was rated considerable at the time of the accident,” the center said. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the victim’s friends and family.”
The rider deployed his avalanche airbag and was not buried, according to the center, but died from severe injuries sustained during the torrent of snow.
His partners discovered him on the surface and were unable to revive him.
“The avalanche broke 3-4′ (피트) deep and over 500′ (피트) wide on a south-facing slope at 9100′ (피트),” the center 말했다.
A deadly avalanche season
The snowmobiler’s death marks the latest in a series of deadly avalanches that have killed 29 people across the United States this winter season, 에 따르면 Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
The deadliest avalanche years occurred in 2008 과 2010, 언제 36 avalanche fatalities were recorded by CAIC.
Nikki Champion, a forecaster at the Utah Avalanche Center, CNN에 말했다 이번달 초 that the deadly season could be attributed to more people enjoying more time outdoors and a “really dangerous snowpack.”
This year’s avalanche season has likely been more active because of a “persistent weak layer” of snow, according to Champion.
Although avalanches can form any time if the right conditions are present, there is typically a sharp increase in avalanche deaths during January and February.
