Date/Time: 12/18/2020 16:00:00

Path: East slope smith fork sheep pass area Zone: 306
Elevation: 9964 Aspect: E
Starting zone slope angle: 36-40
Type: Soft Slab
Relative Size: 2 Destructive Size: 2.0 Depth: 24
Trigger: Snowmobile (AM)
Lat: 42.576618 Lng: -110.752472

Observer Notes:One snowmobiler in a party of five was caught and carried. He was found near the toe of slide on the surface of the avalanche debris. He had deployed a airbag. One foot was partially buried. He did not survive. The cause of death was trauma.

1 Fatalities Involved.

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