In 1 hour, you will see the destructive power of avalanches, understand when and why they happen, and how you can have fun in the mountains and avoid avalanches. Wondering who hijacked our winter, where weak layers in the snowpack are …

3 days ago · The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on all mid and upper-elevation steep slopes for slab avalanches. Here, avalanches can fail within the new snow or at the old/new snow interface. On northerly facing terrain, these avalanches can step down into buried weak layers of …

3 days ago · BRIGHTON, Utah — An avalanche occurred Saturday afternoon in Big Cottonwood Canyon, claiming the life of one skier and injuring another. The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office said the slide ...

3 days ago · Human-triggered avalanches are likely on steep slopes where a persistent weak layer is buried 1 to 3 feet deep. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding, and conservative decision-making are essential for safe backcountry travel today. Avoid travel on or under steep drifted slopes and ridge-top cornices.

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 · A MODERATE avalanche danger exists on mostly northwest to north to east facing slopes for lingering wind slabs at the mid and upper elevations and for possible gouging wet avalanches down low. Cornices remain tender and are to be avoided.

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 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.

2 days ago · SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah — Authorities have identified the victim killed in the Big Cottonwood Canyon avalanche over the weekend as Higinio Juan Gonzales, 59, of Salt Lake City.Gonzales was one of two men who were caught in the deadly avalanche on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Gonzales was buried in the snow during the avalanche and died at the scene due to his ...

3 days ago · Utah Avalanche Center officials determined that the slide was caused by human activity at 9,700 feet elevation in the area, while Talbot estimates it was about 120 feet wide.