Accident: Other Regions

Location: Denali, West Buttress, Rescue Gully

Date

Tue, June 10th, 2025

Activity

Ski

Fatalities

Summary

Two climbers were descending, one on skis and the other on a splitboard, when they triggered an avalanche that caught both of them. The skier was buried and killed.

Accident Report

Accident report can be found at Avalanche.org’s Accidents page.

Direct link: https://avalanche.org/avalanche-accidents/#/report/a22a4ca3-e9d0-4b7e-8fe8-dbd5c75537c0

Photos

Rescue Gully on Mt. McKinley where the avalanche took place on June 10, 2025. NPS Photo

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