Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon kills one person - FOX 13 Utah
Dec 31, 2024 · BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — Search and rescue crews have retrieved the remains of a person killed by an avalanche on New Year's Eve at Silver Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Officials confirm a ...
Details and photos released on fatal Big Cottonwood Canyon avalanche
SALT LAKE CITY — A split boarder was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon that Utah Avalanche Center experts believe he triggered while traveling alone on Tuesday.
2 skiers dead in Utah avalanche; 1 digs himself out: Police
May 10, 2024 · Two skiers were killed and a third was hospitalized following an avalanche on Utah's Lone Peak Thursday, according to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City.
Utah avalanche rescue: Man triggers avalanche and saves …
Dec 26, 2024 · A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said.
'Breaks my heart': 2 dead after backcountry avalanche - ABC4 Utah
May 9, 2024 · Two skiers are unaccounted for after an avalanche occurred near Lone Peak this morning shortly before 10 a.m., and the search and rescue efforts are expected to be difficult.
Avalanche on Park City ridgeline carries skier through trees
2 days ago · The Utah Avalanche Center reports the first skier on the backcountry slope triggered a hard slab avalanche roughly to 2 feet deep and 200 feet wide. The skier who triggered the slide was caught and carried through trees and sustained injuries. The skiers told UAC they believe the skier was carried 500 feet down the hill before they came to a stop.
Photos of avalanche that killed 2 skiers released as bodies are …
May 10, 2024 · According to a report released Friday by the Utah Avalanche Center, they had just switched from uphill skiing to boot packing — a term for hiking in their ski boots — and were near the top of...
Bodies of 2 backcountry skiers buried by Utah avalanche …
May 10, 2024 · SANDY, Utah (AP) — Search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City a day earlier, officials said.
Utah man accidentally causes avalanche, rescues trapped ... - CBS News
Dec 27, 2024 · After a Utah man accidentally triggered an avalanche while riding a snowmobile on Christmas Eve, he was able to rescue his brother and return to safety. The unidentified pair of brothers and...
2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late ...
May 10, 2024 · SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept up and buried in an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said.