Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Central Mountains
Event narrative (NOAA)
A group of four snowmobilers were recreating near the Left Fork Huntington Creek when one of them became stuck. Another person, a 36-year-old male, circled uphill to come help; he triggered an avalanche that buried him but did not catch the stuck snowmobilers. The other snowmobilers began rescue efforts immediately, but the victim was buried 6-8 feet deep, and he passed away at the scene.
Other notable avalanche events in Utah
Wasatch Mountains South Of I-80 · February 6, 20214 killedW Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · December 26, 20033 killedSanpete/Sevier Valleys · January 2, 19992 killedW Summit T Nw/Se Salt Lake/Wasatch X Sc/E Utah/P X E Juab/X Nw San Pete · January 11, 20002 killedWestern Unita Mountains · March 10, 20012 killedP Nc Weber/P C Morgan/P W C Summit/P Sc Wasatch · April 28, 20012 killed
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.