Observer Name
UAC Staff & The Snowy Torrents
Observation Date
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Daly Canyon
Location Name or Route
Lower Daly Canyon
Elevation
7,600'
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowshoer
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Fully
1
Killed
1
Accident and Rescue Summary
Below is a brief narrative from the UAC Annual Report 2003-04
Comments
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Williams, Knox, Logan, Spencer, Walker, Emma, and Reardon, Blase (2017). The Snowy Torrents 1996-2004: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. American Avalanche Association
Avalanche File
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 2004.02.26_The_Snowy_Torrents_Daly_.pdf | 822.15 KB |
| 2004.02.26_daly_Park_Record_NewsPaper.pdf | 674.73 KB |
| 2004.02.26_Daly_SLC_Newspaper_.pdf | 198.89 KB |
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