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After sitting idle for years, the tall industrial building off County Road 2AB is slated as a facility for filling and ...
Utah Department of Transportation Cottonwood Canyons uses explosives and artillery to trigger avalanches that threaten public roads. USA TODAY Posted: March 21, 2025 | Last updated: March 22, 2025 ...
A 51-year-old skier was found dead after being caught in an avalanche that occurred the day before in Utah's Uinta mountains, according to local authorities. Summit County Sheriff deputies began ...
The incident occurred in a backcountry zone called East Bowl near Solitude Mountain Resort and Brighton Resort in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon. The avalanche released at an elevation of 10,300' on a ...
Scott Wright, 37, was out with a friend at the time of the accident Photo courtesy Utah DPS A 37-year-old man is dead after being buried in snow during an avalanche while riding a snowmobile in ...
A 37-year-old man was killed after an avalanche "caught, carried and fully buried" him in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling, officials said.
CDOT studies estimate a $1.6 million hit to the Colorado economy for every hour that I-70 must be closed for avalanche control, which happened four times in 2024.
The Utah Department of Transportation for the Cottonwood Canyons closed State Route 210, writing in an X post that "avalanche mitigation & road operations" would continue, and the estimated time ...
After decades of using military artillery to manage avalanche risk in Little Cottonwood Canyon, local ski areas are now turning to new remote control devices. Alta Ski Area Communications Manager Lexi ...
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 ...
Utah Avalanche Center The younger brother was able to get close enough to where his older brother was trapped to see "a couple of fingers" sticking out of the snow. The younger brother was able ...