Daily avalanche forecasts have begun as Utah has already seen several avalanches, despite thin early-season snowpack. The Utah Avalanche Center reports natural, human-triggered, and animal-triggered avalanches in the past 36 hours, including one on High Rustler. Strong ridgetop winds are depositing snow on weak layers, creating dangerous conditions. Avalanches have […]
(Emery County, UT) — A state road in Emery County will be closed for the next few days as crews clean up after several avalanches. The Utah Department of Transportation has closed State Route 31 through Huntington Canyon until Thursday. The road will be closed between milepost 18 and milepost […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A skier is recovering from a broken leg and other injuries he suffered in an avalanche in the Thomas Fork area of Neffs Canyon yesterday afternoon. Officials with the Unified Police Department say the 35-year-old man was trapped up to his waist by the avalanche […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning backcountry travelers to watch for dangerous conditions following the latest round of mountain snow. The center says there is a considerable risk of avalanches after a layer of wet, heavy snow fell on top of weaker and more brittle […]
ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Authorities have rescued four men who were caught in an avalanche while skiing in the mountains of north-central Utah over the weekend. No one was buried. Utah County Sgt. Spencer Cannon said two of the men had leg injuries that required medical attention, including one man […]
ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Four people were caught up in an avalanche in the mountains of north-central Utah, but no one was buried. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office says two people suffered leg and ankle injuries in the slide northeast of Alpine on Sunday morning. The other two people were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An investigator says a skier caught in an avalanche that killed four people in Utah survived by clinging to a tree through the onslaught of rushing snow and later helped save two people. The avalanche forecaster investigating the slide said Tuesday that when the snow […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say an avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history. The Unified Police Department told local media that it was alerted to the avalanche about 11:40 a.m. Saturday after […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a Park City man who died in an avalanche over the weekend. KUTV reports that Summit County Sheriff’s deputies say 57-year-old Kurt Damschroder was buried in the avalanche Saturday in a backcountry area known as Square Top. The victim […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Police say a Utah man who was snowboarding near Park City was caught in an avalanche in the backcountry and died. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says the 31-year-old man from Clinton, Utah was with his girlfriend when he attempted to snowboard down steep backcountry […]
