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3 days ago · Yesterday, 14 avalanches were reported to the Utah Avalanche Center in the Salt Lake area mountains. Most were new or wind-drifted snow avalanches failing on near-surface facets. Several of these slides were initially triggered …

3 days ago · 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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The bad news is that the expected heavy, dense snow, fluctuating temperatures, and strong winds will dramatically increase the avalanche danger. Stay tuned. Recent Avalanches

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.

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.

6 days ago · The Utah Avalanche Center warned of dangerous avalanche conditions expected to develop across northern Utah beginning Saturday and lasting through next week.Hea

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.

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.

3 days ago · Avalanche conditions are becoming increasingly complex. Heavy new snow from the weekend storm and extensive drifting from strong winds from the southwest overload a widespread layer of pre-existing weak snow.