McAtee Basin Avalanche

Accident Report

McAtee Basin Avalanche Fatality Public Version.pdf

Activity

Skiing

Snowboarding

Date

4/13/2010

2 snowmobilers caught, 1 fully buried and killed

Synopsis

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Incident Description: MacAtee Basin Fatality

Snowpack Evaluation - McAtee Basin Avalanche

McAtee Basin Avalanche and Sympathetic Slides 14 Apr 2010

Three other slides released sympathetically. These can be see to the right of the main

McAtee Basin Avalanche Debris 14 Apr 2010

The rider was parked where the person in the red circle is standing and was

McAtee Basin Avalanche 14 Apr 2010

This slide occurred in McAtee Basin south of Big Sky. Strong spring storms deposited over

Snowpit Profile - McAtee Avalanche

This is the snowpit profile from the McAtee avalanche that resulted in a fatality on

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