Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Avalanche Occurrence

General Information

This large avalanche struck two homes, one on Baldy View Ln and one on Crystal Ct. This Sun Valley home sustained structural damage. A driveway (foreground) is completely buried and you can just see the top left corner of the garage door.

Observer:
SAC Forecaster

Verified by SAC?
Yes

Occurrence Date:
Mar 14, 2023 (Exact)

Location:
The Back of Dollar Mtn

Comments:

This large avalanche struck two homes, one on Baldy View Ln and one on Crystal Ct. One was damaged.

Avalanche Characteristics

# of Avys:
1
Aspect:
W
Start Zone Elev:
6200ft
Size:
D2 / R4
Trigger:
N-Natural

Impacts

Human Involvement:
None Reported
Vehicle Involvement:
None Reported
Structure Involvement:
1 - Damaged
1 - Struck
Comments:

Media

This large avalanche struck two homes, one on Baldy View Ln and one on Crystal Ct. This Sun Valley home sustained structural damage. A driveway (foreground) is completely buried and you can just see the top left corner of the garage door.
This large avalanche struck two homes, one on Baldy View Ln and one on Crystal Ct.