Accident Report
Chattanooga, south of Red Mountain Pass - CO
1 backcountry tourer caught - not buried - 2025/01/05
Backcountry Area: Northern San Juan
Status: Final Report
Published: 2025/01/08
Authors: Public Observation - Updated by CAIC Staff
Accident Summary
Observation Summary
Skier triggered soft slab slide on the NE side of gully while descending the area known as Sam's Trees. Temps for the day were around 20 degrees, full sun, 5mph winds. About 6 inches of new snow fell in the area the night before. In a party of 3 descending, the first skier entered a gully to the skiers right of the traditional skin track around 10800’. The slide broke above the skier after making 2 turns in the gully. The slide appears to be a soft slab that broke on the new/old interface of the most recent storm snow.
Route Description
A group of skiers were lapping the route known as Sam's Trees. Primarily E facing tree skiing.
Avalanche
Caught in an avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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01/05/2025
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1 | <TL | E | SS | AS/u | R1 | D1 |
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Date, Time & Site
Date and Time
01/05/2025 -
12:00pm
(estimated) Comments
Area Description
Sams trees.
Incident
Yes
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Snowpack
Cracking:
Minor
Collapsing:
None