Accident Report
Andrews Tarn, Rocky Mountain National Park - CO
1 skier caught - not buried - 2025/04/19
Backcountry Area: Front Range
Status: Final Report
Published: 2025/04/26
Authors: Public Observation updated by CAIC Staff
Accident Summary
The group arrived at the top of a steeper rollover just downhill from Andrews Tarn. They made the decision to descend one at a time. Skier 1 went down and triggered a wet Storm Slab avalanche the knocked him off his feet and carried him approximately 100 feet.
Route Description
Glacier Gorge parking up Andrew’s creek to Andrew’s glacier.
Avalanche
Caught in an avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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04/19/2025
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1 | >TL | E | SS | AS/u | R1 | D1 | Storm Slab |
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Date, Time & Site
Date and Time
04/19/2025 -
1:00pm
(estimated)
Site Elevation
11,200 ft
Slope Angle
34
Slope Characteristic
Convex Slope
Comments
Incident
Yes
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Snowpack
Cracking:
None
Collapsing:
None
Weather
The Andrews Creek USGS site reported 44cm of snow from 2 am on April 18, 2025 to 5 am April 19, 2025.