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title: Dyatlov Pass incident
text: The location of the incident did not have any obvious signs of an avalanche having taken place . An avalanche would have left certain patterns and debris distributed over a wide area . The bodies found within ten days of the event were covered with a very shallow layer of snow and , had there been an avalanche of sufficient strength to sweep away the second party , these bodies would have been swept away as well ; this would have caused more serious and different injuries in the process and would have damaged the tree line . Over 100 expeditions to the region were held since the incident , and none of them ever reported conditions that might create an avalanche . A study of the area using up - to - date terrain - related physics revealed that the location was entirely unlikely for such an avalanche to have occurred . The `` dangerous conditions '' found in another nearby area ( which had significantly steeper slopes and cornices ) were observed in April and May when the snowfalls of winter were melting . During February , when the incident occurred , there were no such conditions . An analysis of the terrain , the slope and the incline indicates that even if there could have been a very specific avalanche that circumvents the other criticisms , its trajectory would have bypassed the tent . It had collapsed laterally but not horizontally . Dyatlov was an experienced skier and the much older Alexander Zolotaryov was studying for his Masters Certificate in ski instruction and mountain hiking . Neither of these two men would have been likely to camp anywhere in the path of a potential avalanche .