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Accident: west porter

Observer Name
Observation Date
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » west porter
Location Name or Route
west Porter Fork, Mill Creek Canyon
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Fully
1
Accident and Rescue Summary

Sketchy details:

Apparently, a skier in west Porter Fork was "testing the slope" when he triggered an avalanche, was caught and reportedly buried 3' deep. His two partners quickly dug him out. Although his partners called and requested help and a medical helicopter arrived, the buried skier was OK and skied out on his own. We hope more details are reported to us and we will add them to this site if they are.

KSL news story

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