Between Thursday, December 19th and Sunday, December 22nd, there were 13 human triggered avalanche in Utah this past week.  The avalanche depths varied from 5-feet-deep to 1-foot-deep with most of the avalanches being 2-feet-deep.

High elevation zones in the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah were rated at “CONSIDERABLE” avalanche danger over the weekend.  Mid elevation zones were at “CONSIDERABLE” as well.

Please visit:

Utah Avalanche Center

WEEKEND BURIALS & AVALANCHE RIDES:

– A skier was partially buried near Alta ski resort at Patsy Marley on Saturday, December 21st.

– A snowmobiler was partially buried at Lake Creek on Saturday, December 21st.

– A skier rode an avalanche but wasn’t buried in Grizzly Gulch (near Alta) on Friday, December 20th.

– A skier was fully buried near Brighton ski resort (Hidden Canyon) on Friday, December 20th but was able to wriggle free of the avalanche debris.  Debris pile was 10-feet-deep in spots.

– A skier was caught in an avalanche at Davenport HIll (near Alta) on Thursday, December 19th, but was able self arrest in the bed surface.

– A snowboarder was partially bured in Silver For on Thursday, December 19th.

Lets all be very careful in the Utah backcountry right now.  The #1 sign that there could be avalanches is avalanche and we know it’s been sliding in Utah.

 Learn More About Avalanches:

SnowBrains.com’s Avalanche Webpage