Avalanche — Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80, Utah
January 27, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80
Event narrative (NOAA)
A skier triggered an avalanche in an area known as Meadows, a backcountry area in Big Cottonwood Canyon, out-of-bounds of nearby Solitude Ski Resort. The avalanche buried the victim; he was found and dug out less than an hour after the avalanche occurred, but had already passed away.
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.