Dyatlov Pass incident

The avalanche

Basic explanation for the incident is avalanche. The weather was poor, it was snowing, there was strong wind.

Facts that are supporting the theory:

this would explain why they were running away from the tent in panic, but it doesn’t explain why would they cut the tent from within,
in a way this could explain the wounds of Dubinina and Zolotarev, but not the the skull damage of Thibeaux-Brignolles.

Facts that oppose the theory:

the avalanches don’t last long, why wouldn’t they just return to camp after the avalanche would end? there was a spot where they tried to start fire, so the panic ended at some point,
avalanches usually don’t cause radioactive contamination,
wouldn’t avalanche pretty much cover the footprints of the group so the investigators wouldn’t be able to find them?
if the avalanche or snow would cover the tent and they would have to cut themselves free why wouldn’t they just stick together instead of running away separately?