# A sudden violent katabatic wind made the tent untenable and drove the group to the forest for shelter; cold…

> Disputed: A sudden violent katabatic wind made the tent untenable and drove the group to the forest for shelter; cold did the rest.

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# A sudden violent katabatic wind made the tent untenable and drove the group to the forest for shelter; cold…

A sudden violent katabatic wind made the tent untenable and drove the group to the forest for shelter; cold did the rest.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Meteorological records or reconstruction show conditions for a katabatic event on the night of 1 February.
- The tent's damage is consistent with wind, not a snow load.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence that the injuries were sustained at the tent, which wind cannot produce.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The 1978 Anaris case in Sweden shows a party of experienced skiers killed by sudden wind in similar terrain.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DN2W57MS/the-1978-anaris-case-in-sweden-shows-a-party-of-experienced)

Suggestive

FOR

[Wind does not produce rib and skull fractures of the kind found.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/evidence/EVD0D79DNAP5XZ6/wind-does-not-produce-rib-and-skull-fractures-of-the-kind)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What made nine experienced ski-tourers cut their way out of the tent and leave it, underdressed, in the dark?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dyatlov-pass/questions/QST0D79DJCY4S3V/what-made-nine-experienced-ski-tourers-cut-their-way-out-of)

Most likelyA small slab avalanche, released from the wind-loaded slope above the cut the group made to level the tent,…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A sudden violent katabatic wind made the tent untenable and drove the group to the forest for shelter; cold… [Answer ANS0D79DMV20E5D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D79DMV20E5D
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