Avalanche — Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Utah
January 29, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man was snowmobiling with some friends on Grandview Peak, east of the city of Bountiful, when he and another man triggered an avalanche. The other man was able to outrun the avalanche on his snowmobile, but the victim was not, and he was buried under about 6 feet of snow. He was buried for approximately 15-18 minutes, before being completely dug out, and was flown to University Hospital in Salt Lake in extremely critical condition. He passed away two days later.
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.