Primary Activity: the main activity of the group.
- Backcountry Tourer: use mostly human power to ascend, and can
be on skis, splitboards, or snowshoes carrying tools to make turns with.
- Climber: focused on route, summit, or peak, often technical
- Hiker: on foot, no technical routes
- Hybrid Rider: use snowmachines to access terrain for making
turns on. In the narrative, please note if they were caught while on sleds,
skis, or snowboards.
- Sidecountry Rider: use ski areas for much of ascent, leave
boundaries, and plan to return to the area.
- Inbounds Rider: Within operating ski areas.
- Snowplayer: sledders, tubers, winter campers, or others playing
in the snow.
- Misc Recreation: recreation not covered in other catagories.
- Mechanised Guiding Client: client of heli or cat operation.
- Human Powered Guiding Client: guided client, not using mechanized
transportation.
- Mechanised Guide: guide of heli or cat operation.
- Human Powered Guide: guide not using mechanized transportation.
- Ski Patroller: caught on duty.
- Ranger: USFS or park ranger caught while on duty.
- Highway Personnel: caught on duty. In the narrative, please note
if they were caught in vehicles or on foot.
- Miner:
- Others at Work:
- Rescuer: caught while rescue or evacuation is underway.
- Resident:
- Motorist:
- Unknown:
- Other: please specify in the narrative.
Primary Travel Mode: the main method of travel of the group.
Elevation, Slope Angle, Aspect: of the starting zone.
Number Caught: people caught but not buried by the avalanche.
Injured: please note extent of injury in the narrative, without
infringing on patient's rights.
Buried: the number of people fully buried. Note in the narrative
if the burial was partial, with their head above the snow.
Killed: people killed by the avalanche. If you are an avalanche
professional, please use the Investigation Form for fatalities.
Description: Summary of numbers caught. There is a 80 character limit.
Accident Summary: describe events leading to the avalanche, the
snowpack, rescue, and other pertinent details. There is a 8000 character limit.
Confidential Comments: these comments will remain internal and
seen only by avalanche center personnel or researchers. Please add any
pertinent details.
Accident Links: URLs with additional information, photos, weather
history, forecasts, or the like.