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AvalancheCentral Mountains, Utah

March 26, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
Area
Central Mountains

Event narrative (NOAA)

A group of very experienced backcountry skiers went to explore Big Horseshoe Bowl, an area near Ephraim, Utah, on the morning of March 26th. They had read the avalanche forecast, which had an overall hazard of Moderate with pockets of Considerable, so they were being careful, testing different slopes for avalanche activity before deciding if they should ski the slope. As they were testing one of these slopes, and about to decide that that particular slope was too dangerous, a large avalanche was triggered. ||The avalanche caught and carried 3 of the individuals. Two of these three were freed relatively quickly, but the third was completely buried. Using their beacons, they located him and eventually dug him out of the snow. They were able to revive him after extensive use of CPR, and the e

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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.

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