In 1 hour, you will see the destructive power of avalanches, understand when and why they happen, and how you can have fun in the mountains and avoid avalanches. Wondering who hijacked our winter, where weak layers in the snowpack are …

3 days ago · Original story: At least 1 person dead after avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon. SALT LAKE CITY — At least one person is confirmed dead after an avalanche near the Alta area on Saturday afternoon.According to officials with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the avalanche occurred around 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 8.Both of the individuals involved in the incident have been identified as males ...

2 days ago · BRIGHTON, Utah — An avalanche occurred Saturday afternoon in Big Cottonwood Canyon, claiming the life of one skier and injuring another. The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said the slide ...

In lower Mineral Fork yesterday, a skier remotely triggered a soft slab avalanche that stepped to the ground. This was a repeater slope that avalanched over the holidays on a steep northeast facing slope at 9000'. The avalanche broke 2.5 feet deep and 100' wide. (L. Dunn pic below.).

Jan 14, 2025 · The avalanche danger is MODERATE at mid and upper elevations and LOW in the lowest elevation terrain. It will be possible for humans to trigger avalanches 2'-4' deep and up to 400' wide in thin rocky zones or in areas where avalanches have already occurred this season.

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.

5 days ago · A MODERATE avalanche danger exists on mostly northwest to north to east facing slopes for lingering wind slabs at the mid and upper elevations and for possible gouging wet avalanches down low. Cornices remain tender and are to be avoided.

May 9, 2024 · Three men who had been skiing for hours through the backcountry near Lone Peak in Utah on Thursday were engulfed by a 500-foot wide avalanche that killed two of them, the authorities said.

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.

2 days ago · An avalanche near Alta killed a man, and another near Park City Mountain’s 9990 along the Park City Ridgeline caught three skiers, though none of them were hurt, on Saturday afternoon. ... The Utah Avalanche Center confirmed one avalanche fatality in the intermediate ski area. According to Wasatch Back Skiing Guide, the upper portion of East ...