Day/date: March 8, 1988 RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION FIELD INCIDENT REPORT Incident type: Avalanche Fatality Log number: 88-34 Date/time of incident: 3/6, 2 pm Date/time received: 3/8, 7 am Park: Mount Rainier Location: Plummer Peak Reported by: Mark Forbes, RAD, PNRO/Associated Press Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD, WASO Summary: P.B.L. and S.M. were skiing in the Plummer Peak area on Sunday afternoon when P.B.L. was caught under an avalanche that was later determined to have been 60' wide, 120' long and from 2' to 10' deep. S.M. probed unsuccessfully in the snow for about an hour before skiing out and notifying park rangers. Two rangers and two climbers attempted to return to the site with S.M. late Sunday night, but had to turn back because of darkness and the high avalanche hazard. On Monday, a team composed of 11 Mt. Rainier employees, 10 members of local mountain rescue teams and three dog units began probing the avalanche. One of the dogs alerted at a point near the base of the avalanche, and searchers were subsequently able to find her body with probes. According to the Associated Press, a high avalanche hazard was posted all day Sunday after Paradise received 10" of snow on Saturday, bringing the overall total there to 130". The avalanche hazard was still considered high on Monday. Persons involved: Name Address DOB or age P.B.L. Olympia, Washington 28 S.M. Olympia, Washington --