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Avalanche — Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Utah

December 23, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
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Area
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 30 year-old male was killed in an avalanche at the Canyons Resort. The avalanche was triggered by two men who were descending upper Red Pine Chute; one of the men was caught by the slide, but ended up on top of the snow. The other man was caught and died of head trauma after hitting a tree. A man and a child below were engulfed, with the man partially buried, and the child totally buried. The child was hospitalized for several days following the avalanche, but survived his injuries.

Other notable avalanche events in Utah

Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80 · February 6, 20214 killedW Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · December 26, 20033 killedSanpete/Sevier Valleys · January 2, 19992 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 killedP Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch · April 28, 20012 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.

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