Avalanche — Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
December 30, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Western Uinta Mountains
Event narrative (NOAA)
A father and his three sons left the Bear River Service trailhead in the Western Uinta Mountains for a day of snowmobiling on the morning of December 30th. They eventually made their way to Yamaha Hill (which Utah riders call Avalanche Hill), where one of the sons triggered a large avalanche. He got carried by the avalanche and was killed.
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.