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Avalanche Incident Reporting - Short Form

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Thank you for sending us information on your involvement with an avalanche. Please fill out the following form with as much information as you are willing to share. This form is a short summary of human involvement with an avalanche. If you have lots of information, please use the Long Incident Form.

To start, please enter the date, time and location of the incident. This will be used as the report title.

Date^† ^† Estimated
Location^† Example: South Diamond Peak, Cameron Pass

Example: Forecaster, Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Only public reports will be displayed in the accident summary pages

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Form fields with a white background will not be used in public reports.
Form fields with a green background may be used in public reports and may be edited by avalanche center staff.
Form fields with a ^† are required. All other fields are optional.
You may return and edit your saved report from the Accident Database summary table.

What we will do with your information

What we will not do with your information

Reporter

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Firstname^† Lastname^†
Address Email^†
Phone^†

Location

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Primary Activity^† Primary Travel Mode^†
State^† Colorado BC Zone^†
Elevation
Slope Angle °
Aspect
Slope Character
(multiple selections allowed)

Coordinate Entry Enter lat and lon coordinates Enter UTM coordinates
Latitude^† Longitude^† UTM: Zone^† Easting^† Northing^†

Incident

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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.

Avalanche Type Sliding Surface
Trigger Code Trigger Subcode
Avalanche Size - Relative to Path Avalanche Size - Destructive Force
Number Caught, Not Buried Number Injured Number Fully Buried Number Killed

Example: 2 skiers caught, 1 partially buried and 1 killed
Accident Summary
Confidential Comments
Avalanche Center Links
Media Links
Social Media Links

Media and Documents Uploads

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Snowpits: File

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Avalanche Incident Reporting - Short Form

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