Avalanche Accidents
| Date |
Region |
Place |
Trigger |
Depth |
Width |
Aspect |
Elevation |
|
|
2/22/1985 |
Ogden |
Powder Mountain |
Skier |
2' |
80' |
|
7,600' |
Details |
|
1/2/1984 |
Salt Lake |
Little Superior |
Skier |
2' |
150' |
Southeast |
10,200' |
Details |
|
3/22/1982 |
Salt Lake |
Murdock Peak |
Skier |
2' |
175' |
Northeast |
9,400' |
Details |
|
3/1/1981 |
Salt Lake |
Porter Fork |
Skier |
18" |
150' |
Northwest |
9,300' |
Details |
|
2/21/1981 |
Salt Lake |
Mineral Fork |
|
|
|
|
8,100' |
Details |
|
2/9/1981 |
Logan |
Bunchgrass |
Other |
4' |
300' |
Northeast |
8,800' |
Details |
|
2/1/1981 |
Salt Lake |
Doughnut Falls |
Skier |
3.5' |
50' |
West |
7,800' |
Details |
|
1/11/1980 |
Salt Lake |
Evergreen Ridge |
Skier |
2.5' |
150' |
Northeast |
9,200' |
Details |
|
4/2/1979 |
Salt Lake |
Lake Desolation |
Skier |
2' |
300' |
North |
9,600' |
Details |
|
1/19/1979 |
Other |
Helper |
Natural |
3' |
60' |
|
|
Details |
|
3/3/1977 |
Salt Lake |
Snowbird Ski Resort |
Skier |
4' |
80' |
West |
9,700' |
Details |
|
1/6/1976 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
2' |
|
North |
8,900' |
Details |
|
12/29/1973 |
Salt Lake |
Canyons Ski Resort |
Skier |
3' |
60' |
South |
8,800' |
Details |
|
1/29/1970 |
Salt Lake |
Peruvian Ridge |
Skier |
3' |
125' |
Northeast |
9,300' |
Details |
|
2/19/1968 |
Provo |
Rock Canyon |
Natural |
|
|
South |
6,800' |
Details |
|
4/21/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
|
|
North |
10,800' |
Details |
|
2/12/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Pharoahs Glen |
Hiker |
4" |
300' |
North |
8,100' |
Details |
|
12/31/1965 |
Salt Lake |
Park City Ski Resort |
Skier |
18" |
|
East |
8,500' |
Details |
|
3/29/1964 |
Ogden |
Taylor Canyon |
Skier |
3' |
|
North |
|
Details |
|
3/2/1963 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Natural |
|
|
North |
9,500' |
Details |
|
3/9/1958 |
Ogden |
Snowbasin |
Skier |
|
|
North |
8,700' |
Details |
|
3/28/1950 |
Salt Lake |
White Pine |
Natural |
|
|
South |
9,200' |
Details |
|
1/1/1941 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
|
|
Northeast |
8,900' |
Details |
|
2/17/1926 |
Salt Lake |
Oquirrh Mountains |
Natural |
|
|
East |
9,000' |
Details |
|
4/2/1920 |
Salt Lake |
Oquirrh Mountains |
Natural |
|
|
|
|
Details |
