Mount Baker, Washington – On March 10, 2018 a snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche on Park Butte in the Mount Baker National Recreational Area southwest of Mount Baker in Washington.
NWAC.us wrote the following: “A single snowmobiler triggered and was caught, carried and killed in a large (D3) slab avalanche on Park Butte in the Mt. Baker National Recreation Area. The avalanche was triggered just below the summit on a NE aspect near 5400′. The victim was carried 1000′ through a gully and sparse trees. The avalanche was 200 ft (60 m) wide and averaged 4′ deep (1.2m). It failed on a 2 cm thick layer of facets above a rain crust.”
The BellinghamHerald.com identified the victim as 27-year-old Lucas K. Rohde,
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
