Near Misses, Incidents, and Accidents

Reports and observations from our region

TYPES OF OUTCOMES

Near Miss: An unintentionally triggered slide in which no one was caught but which had a high potential for burying, injuring or killing someone should something have gone differently

Incident: Any time a rider comes into contact with moving avalanche debris

Accident: A person is partially or fully buried, injured, or killed by an avalanche

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