"Michael was a friend of Utah Avy (Utah Avalanche Center) and we feel privileged for the time we got to spend together. This is a tremendous loss for our backcountry family, and we will miss him ...

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 Utah.