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This page displays avalanche incidents reported to the Sierra Avalanche Center that have occurred in the backcountry and involve a person caught, buried, and/or injuried.
Date and time of observation or avalanche occurrence | Location | Region | Observation Type | Photos | Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Videos | Snowpit videos (tests, etc) | Number of people caught | Number of people caught | Observation made by | |
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03/22/2020 - 12:00 | Powderhouse Peak | Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel) | Avalanche Observation | , , , | 1 | Forecaster | ||||
03/15/2020 - 14:00 | Powderhouse peak | Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel) | Avalanche Observation | 1 | Public | |||||
03/14/2020 - 14:30 | Contention Ridge | Donner Summit Area | Avalanche Observation | , | 1 | Public | ||||
01/17/2020 - 11:00 | North side of Independence Lake | Independence Lake Area | Avalanche Observation | , | , | 1 | Public | |||
01/15/2020 - 12:15 | Signal Peak | Donner Summit Area | Avalanche Observation | , , , , , | 1 | Public | ||||
12/27/2019 - 12:30 | west of Relay peak and "Bronco chutes" | Mount Rose Area | Avalanche Observation | , , , | 1 | Public | ||||
12/09/2019 - 12:00 | Castle/Basin Peak | Donner Summit Area | Avalanche Observation | , , , , , , , | 1 | Forecaster | ||||
03/29/2019 - 12:00 | Indian Valley | Ebbetts Pass Area | Avalanche Observation | , , , , | 1 | Professional Observer | ||||
03/25/2019 - 01:30 | Mount Judah | Donner Summit Area | Avalanche Observation | 2 | Public | |||||
03/24/2019 - 12:30 | rose knob | Mount Rose Area | Avalanche Observation | 1 | Public | |||||
03/23/2019 - 23:45 | Red Lake Peak | Carson Pass Area | Avalanche Observation | , , | 1 | Public | ||||
03/09/2019 - 10:30 | Echo Peak | Echo Summit Area | Avalanche Observation | , | 4 | Public | ||||
03/09/2019 - 10:30 | West shore emigrant lake | Carson Pass Area | Avalanche Observation | 1 | Public | |||||
02/25/2019 - 13:15 | Stanford Rock | Blackwood Canyon or Ward Canyon Area | Avalanche Observation | 1 | Public | |||||
02/24/2019 - 15:00 | Verdi peak | Outside of the Forecast Area | Avalanche Observation | , | 2 | Public |