Wyoming, 2000

Avalanche in Wyoming, December 25, 2000

December 25, 2000 · NWS RIW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Occured near Dead Horse Pass. Time is estimated.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS RIW wrote it up.

Occured near Dead Horse Pass. Time is estimated.

The radar

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Event by event

1 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.

Avalanche, Teton/Moutains / Teton Except N and Sc

When
December 25, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Teton/Moutains / Teton Except N and Sc forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.905, -107.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Avalanche, Teton/Moutains / Teton Except N and Sc2000-12-2526FemaleOutside/Open AreasDirect

What these are

Avalanche
A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5165917.