Avalanche — W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete, Utah
December 26, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
W Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete
Event narrative (NOAA)
Three snowboarders were killed as a large avalanche swept down the mountain near the Aspen Grove area around Sundance. There were a total of 14 people in the path of the avalanche, but the rest of the skiers and snowboarders were only partially buried and managed to dig themselves out unscathed.
Other notable avalanche events in Utah
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80 · February 6, 20214 killedSanpete/Sevier Valleys · January 2, 19992 killedP Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch · April 28, 20012 killedW Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · January 11, 20002 killedWestern Unita Mountains · March 10, 20012 killedW Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · March 16, 20022 killed
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.