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Avalanches Kill Two, Close Lift

A Utah man, named as Zachary Eastman, 23 years old, was swept up in an avalanche while backcountry skiing and killed Friday, marking the state's first such fatality this season. The U.S. Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center warned of high avalanche danger Friday because of recent snowfall and warmer temperatures. A snowmobiler was killed by an avalanche Saturday near Strawberry Reservoir. Two snowshoers were missing late Saturday in the Mineral Fork area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, where a Salt Lake County search and rescue effort there may have been hampered by slides.

According to Bruce Tremper, director of the Utah Avalanche Center. "All of these slides that have been breaking out have been 3 to 8 feet deep and very difficult to survive"

Utah man dies in an avalanche


A massive avalanche has forced the Mount Bachelorto close down one of its ski lifts. The avalanche happened Wednesday evening. Mount Bachelor and it was one of the biggest avalanches to occur on Bachelor since the 1960s. Trees up to 30 feet high and 12 inches in diameter in the avalanche's path were sheared or knocked down by the avalanche.


Avalanche at Mt Bachelor

Avalanche sweeps Bachelor

Slides injure one, claim 2nd victim in 2 days

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