CAIC

Avalanche Details

Location: Telescope Mountain, northeast of Rico
State: Colorado
Date: 2020/03/31
Time: 12:00 AM (Estimated)
Summary Description: 1 skier caught and injured
Primary Activity: Backcountry Tourer
Primary Travel Mode: Ski

Number

Caught: 1
Fully Buried: 0
Injured: 1
Killed: 0

Avalanche

Type: --
Trigger: AS - Skier
Trigger (subcode): u - An unintentional release
Size - Relative to Path: R3
Size - Destructive Force: D2
Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow

Site

Slope Aspect: NE
Site Elevation: 11500 ft
Slope Angle: --
Slope Characteristic: Sparse Trees

Accident Summary

PRELIMINARY: A skier was caught and injured in an avalanche on Telescope Mountain northeast of the town of Rico on March 31. Search and rescue personnel responded to the scene and the victim was evacuated by helicopter. CAIC forecasters will complete a more detailed investigation and we will update this report as we collect more information.

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Looking down at an avalanche that caught and injured a skier near Rico Colorado in the North San Juan zone on March 31, 2020. Image courtesy San Miguel County SAR. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lgffhgo8f8vwckx6arshzgvvcvtz?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9140b555d908e15c15bd929a46856253','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Looking down at the crown line and steep slope where an skier was injured by an avalanche near rico Colorado on March 31, 2020. Image courtesy San Miguel County SAR. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/8f20z5vdk3i31ypbemk9tyfz102g?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=7cfb5a204106bc0d3c7118949bb6e0cb','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)