Body of man killed in avalanche near alta ski area recovered
The body of a man who was killed in an avalanche near the Alta Ski Area on Saturday was recovered the following morning.The backcountry skier, in his 50s, was swept away in the avalanche that struck the afternoon of Feb.
1 dead, 1 injured after avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon
SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4) — 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.
Avalanche sweeps away two backcountry skiers, killing one, Utah officials say
An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah canyon, killing one and seriously injuring the other, officials reported. The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot elevation of the east bowl of the Silver Fork area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, near Alta Ski Area, KSL reported.
One person dead, another injured in avalanche north of Alta Ski Area
One person dead and another person injured after12:48pAvalanche called in in the area of Alta (big cottonwood canyon) there are no specifics yet2 people involve
Avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon slightly injures one person
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — One person suffered minor injuries after an avalanche was reported in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Monday. The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said the avalanche occurred just before 12:30 p.m. near the White Pine Trailhead, which is below Alta on State Road 210.
Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches
Five off-piste skiers were killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday, officials confirmed. Four Norwegians died after being “buried” by a cascade of snow and ice in the southeastern Savoie region, while a Swiss woman was killed further north near Chamonix in the Haute-Savoie region.
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Avalanche near Alta kills one, and another slide catches three off Park City Ridgeline
Saturday morning saw two avalanches in the Salt Lake area following 11 inches of heavy, wet snowfall in the last 48 hours.
Rescue crews called to Little Cottonwood Canyon after avalanche on Mount Superior
Search and rescue teams were called to Little Cottonwood Canyon after reports of an avalanche in the backcountry.The ...
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Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon Claims One Life, Injures Another Amid Elevated Risk Warnings
A skier died and another was injured in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, amid "Considerable" avalanche danger ...
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Five skiers caught in separate avalanches on Park City ridgeline and near Alta
Three skiers were caught in an avalanche Saturday in Dutch Draw, a backcountry area just off the peak of 9990, along the Park ...
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2 avalanches, 1 fatal, reported in Big Cottonwood Canyon and Park City
One person was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon Saturday. Another was buried in a slide near the Dutch Draw ...
Axios on MSN1d
When a winter at Alta meant living in the "jaws of death."
The Salt Lake Evening Chronicle, Feb. 14, 1885. Image via Utah Digital Newspapers, the University of Utah On Valentine's Day ...
Three skiers accounted for after avalanche strikes Dutch Draw
Summit County Search and Rescue is urging all residents and visitors to limit unnecessary travel to the area to allow they ...
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Avalanche safety
Art of forecasting avalanches taught here by snow experts” announced The Aspen Times in 1980 by Michael Kennedy. “Statistically, Colorado has more avalanche related deaths that any other state……Many, ...