Avalanche Statistics, 1991-92

Avalanche Fatalities in the United States: 1991-92 Season

From Ski Patrol Magazine, Spring '93; by Robin D. Faisant, Assistant National Avalanche Advisor.

(Found in Panel 16/Morbid backcountry from the rec.climbing FAQ ?)

Ski tourers and ski mountaineers	10
Climbers	4
On piste	0
Off piste	3
Workers	1
On highways	0
In buildings	0
Miscellaneous (e.g., snowmobile)	2

Reported Avalanche Totals in the US: 1991-92 Season

1 Alta, UT 580 2 Alpine Meadows, CA 553 3 Crystal Mountain, WA 437 4 Snowbird, UT 375 5 Stevens Pass, WA 318 6 Alyeska, AK 258 7 Mt Hood Meadows, OR 244 8 Bridger Bowl, MT 231 9 Squaw Valley, CA 225 10 Kirkwood Meadows, CA 221 11 Solitude, UT 219 12 Big Sky, MT 159 13 Aspen Highlands, CO 146 14 Sugar Bowl, CA 130 15 Wolf Creek, CO 127 16 Arapahoe Basin, CO 110 16 Aspen Snowmass, CO 110 18 Alpental, WA 108 19 Jackson Hole, WY 98 20 Telluride, CO 87 21 Mt Rose/Slide Mt, NV 47

22 Heavenly Valley, CA (sic) 44 23 Monarch, CO 39 24 Big Mountain, MT 34 25 Aspen Mountain, CO 32 26 Park West, UT 23 27 June Mountain, CA 22 28 Crested Butte, CO 21 28 Grand Targhee, WY 21 30 Vail, CO 20 30 Winter Park, CO 20 32 Copper Mountain, CO 17 33 Breckenridge, CO 16 33 Loveland Basin, CO 16 35 Sun Valley, ID 15 35 Taos, NM 15 37 Mammoth Mountain, CA 12 38 Sunlight, CO 10 39 Beaver Creek, CO 8 40 Steamboat, CO 5 41 Ski Cooper, CO 3 42 Keystone, CO 2

Method of Location of Some Avalanche Victims in the US: 1991-92 Season

Method	Dead	Alive
Beacon	7	0
Probe	4	0
Visual	3	3
Dog	0	1
Sound	0	1

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