Avalanche — Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
November 26, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two experienced snowmobilers from Evanston, Wyoming were riding in the Humpy Creek drainage in the western Uinta Mountains. Since they did not plan to ride on steep terrain, they left their avalanche beacons and shovels in their vehicles. One rider, a 54 year old man, apparently decided to at least partially ascend a popular snowmobile slope called Cherry Hill, where he triggered an avalanche and was buried. By the time his friend was able to get help, he had been buried under two feet of snow for more than half an hour, and he died at the scene.
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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.