Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has verbally made a disaster declaration as several wildfires rip through more than 10,000 acres on the Western Slope and in Utah near the Colorado border.

Santaquin Canyon has long been a closely-guarded secret for Santaquin natives who enjoy the secluded camping and pristine wilderness. The canyon drifted into further anonymity the last seven years ...

An avalanche in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon killed one person, and sent another to the hospital with significant leg injuries. The slide happened on February 8, 2025.

An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah canyon, killing one and seriously injuring the other, officials reported.

A 37-year-old man was killed after an avalanche "caught, carried and fully buried" him in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling, officials said.

The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) is reporting that two avalanche-related deaths have occurred in less than one week as the state's snowpack is reeling from a dangerous persistent weak layer. The first ...

A man rescued his brother from an avalanche in Utah's Franklin Basin, highlighting the growing avalanche risks in the area.

A man rescued his brother from an avalanche in Utah's Franklin Basin, highlighting the growing avalanche risks in the area.

“Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek,” by New York Times reporter John Branch, tells the harrowing story of skiers caught in an avalanche.