What is documented
Nine hikers died in the Urals in February 1959. A 2021 paper models snow-slab release and possible injuries.
ARTISTIC ARCHIVE
1959-02Under review
Dyatlov Pass
A physical model shows how a small snow slab could have caused the tragedy; the model is not a record of the event itself.
All cases ↗What it explains
The model demonstrates a physically plausible release mechanism under the stated conditions.
What remains open
A plausible mechanism does not turn the model into direct observation of that night.
PROVENANCE / SOURCE
Sources
Gaume & Puzrin, Communications Earth & Environment (2021) ↗Change log
2026-09-30 — Record published with a source and stated limits.