Accident Report
Railroad Pass, east of Wolf Creek Pass - CO
1 snowmobiler partially buried - not critical - 2025/02/18
Backcountry Area: Southern San Juan
Published: 2025/02/19
Authors: Public Observation - Updated by CAIC Staff
Accident Summary
Observation Summary
Made a long pull through some trees via snowmobile and when I came out of the timber there was a ENE face that definitely didn’t look inviting. I spun sled around on side hill and when I got oriented, the hill slid.
I was on the far edge of it and the entire slide was probably 80 yards wide, my sled was partially buried as shown in picture. I was next to sled when happen and was maybe buried up to my knees. The slabs of snow that sluffed off were probably 16-18” and below was complete sugar for 2-3’.
Avalanche
Caught in an avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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02/18/2025
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1 | <TL | NE | SS | AM/u | R2 | D1.5 | Persistent Slab |
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Date, Time & Site
Date and Time
02/18/2025 -
12:00pm
(estimated) Dimensions
Avg Depth
16 in
Avg Width
200 ft
Estimated/Known
Estimated
Comments
Incident
Yes
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