Accident Report
Bald Mountain, southeast of Breckenridge - CO
1 backcountry tourer caught - not buried - 2024/12/01
Backcountry Area: Vail & Summit County
Status: Final Report
Published: 2024/12/02
Accident Summary
Area Description
West side of Bald Mt southeast of Breckenridge
Route Description
Slide reported second hand to me while I was working at Sisters Cabin
Avalanche
Caught in an avalanche
Two people that were staying at Sisters Cabin returned to the hut after skiing up the north ridge of Bald Mt. They saw a slide with one track going into a crown, and a little further west they could see what looked like boot kicks climbing back up on the climbers right flank. Slide ran out of sight into a gully. Later views indicated a fair amount of debris in the gully. Spread down 100 feet or so.
Probably ran one of the last two days of November.
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | |
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11/30/2024
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1 | >TL | NW | HS | AS | R1 | Persistent Slab | |||
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Date, Time & Site
Date and Time
11/30/2024 -
12:00pm
(estimated) Comments
Incident
Yes
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Snowpack
Collapsing:
Moderate
Getting close to trapdoor season
Weather
Bluebird