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 · 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 ...

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 ...

3 days ago · Here, avalanches can fail within the new snow or at the old/new snow interface. On northerly facing terrain, these avalanches can step down into buried weak layers of faceted snow. Deep and deadly human-triggered avalanches 1 to 4+ feet deep are likely today.

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 …

4 days ago · Dangerous avalanche conditions exist, natural avalanches are possible, and people are likely to trigger slab avalanches failing on a persistent weak layer buried 1 to 3 feet deep. Avalanches of wind drifted snow are most likely on upper elevation slopes facing northwest through southeast, where soft, freshly formed wind slabs of new snow and ...

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.

Dec 26, 2024 · Avalanche danger is high. With heavy snowfall and strong winds — possibly up to 60 mph on some peaks — expected to continue for the next several days, Utah Avalanche Center forecasters expect the avalanche danger to rise to high on many slopes across northern and central Utah and southeast Idaho.

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.