Snodgrass Accident Report

CBAC2020-21 Accidents, 2020-21 Observations, Accidents, Backcountry Notes

The accident investigation from the Snodgrass avalanche incident on December 15, 2020 is available here.

We do our best to describe avalanche accidents to help the people involved and the community as a whole better understand them with the hope that it will help people avoid future avalanche accidents. Thanks to everyone who responded to this incident and helped improve the outcome, and thank you to the party involved for sharing their story to turn it into a learning opportunity for all of us.