Avalanche — C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne, Utah
January 31, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
C E Summit/X Ne Wasatch/N Duchesne
Event narrative (NOAA)
An avalanche claimed the life of a 29-year-old Heber City man. The avalanche occurred in the Western Uinta Mountains east of Oakley, near Windy Ridge. Six people were skiing in two separate groups when a 5-foot-deep snow slab broke off from the slope above just before 2 pm. The victim was buried under 4 feet of snow for 15 minutes before being dug out. He died of massive head and neck trauma, not suffocation, according to paramedics on the scene.
Other notable avalanche events in Utah
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.