Report details what led to Idaho avalanche that killed Montana snowmobiler
The Sawtooth Avalanche Center released more information about what occurred in the Idaho backcountry on Feb. 19 in a 10-page report. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 6:12 PM MST February 25, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The federal government has released more details about a deadly Idaho avalanche that claimed the life of a Montana man last Friday.
Andrew Jessop, 30, was snowmobiling with his family in the Smiley Creek drainage, about 8 miles southwest of the Galena Summit, on Feb. 19 when he got caught in a large avalanche.
The Sawtooth Avalanche Center has released its report of what happened that day.
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) A Montana man was killed in a large avalanche while riding a snowmobile in the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho. Andy Jessop, 30, of Corvallis died Friday while.
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February 22, 2021 7:35 AM Associated Press
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STANLEY, Idaho (AP) A snowmobiler was killed after getting swept away by a large avalanche in the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho.
The rider triggered the avalanche Friday while riding up the slope, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center. He was carried 600 feet and was found by his partners on the surface. The rider had deployed an airbag, CBS-2 reported.
“The avalanche ran into a well-defined gully that acted as a terrain trap, and debris piled up to an estimated depth of 20-30 feet,” the center said.
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