Gem Lake Avalanche

Date of Accident: 
Sat, 2009-10-24 (All day)
No. of caught/buried/killed: 
4 skiers caught, 4 partially buried

Location

United States
45° 53' 30.768" N, 114° 17' 12.822" W
Activity: 
Skiing

Four skiers caught and partially buried while boot packing up a couloir above Gem Lake near Trapper Peak in the Bitterroot Range south of Missoula.

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