A snowboarder from Idaho was injured Monday when an avalanche swept him 600 feet downhill into Death Valley at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, officials said.
survived after he was carried 600 feet in an avalanche at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on Monday, officials said.
The snowboarder was on the west side of Albright Peak around 11:30 a.m. when he was caught in the slide and swept downhill into Death Canyon, the said. The avalanche ran 2,400 feet downhill, was about 300 feet wide and varied from one to five feet deep. Members of the rider’s group called 911 and gave the park’s search and rescue staff the man’s location.Officials said the snowboarder struck multiple trees as the avalanche carried him 600 feet downhill into Death Canyon at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Officials determined the snowboarder was carried approximately 600 feet and struck multiple trees on the way down before coming to rest, according to NPS.and two uninjured members of his group to an ambulance waiting at a landing zone. The chopper returned for the remaining two rescuers and fourth member of the rider’s group waiting on the peak.
The avalanche ran a total of 2,400 feet from beginning to end, was about 300 feet wide and varied from one to five feet deep, the NPS said.
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