Avalanche in New Hampshire
Every avalanche event the National Weather Service has filed in New Hampshire, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.
The most significant on the map
The most significant avalanche episodes in New Hampshire.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 3
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, March 24, 1996Two men hiking near Mt. Washington were buried by an avalanche and suffocated.
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, January 5, 1996A group of four hikers from Quebec got caught in an avalanche after wandering off a hiking trail on the slopes of Mt. Washington. One hiker was killed while another sustained substantial injuries.
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, February 1, 2021On Monday, 2/1/2021, the day that the subject went skiing, the level of avalanche danger for the area was rated as Low.
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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.