Avalanche Accidents
| Date |
Region |
Place |
Trigger |
Depth |
Width |
Aspect |
Elevation |
|
|
4/2/1979 |
Salt Lake |
Lake Desolation |
Skier |
2' |
300' |
North |
9,600' |
Details |
|
1/19/1979 |
Other |
Helper |
Natural |
3' |
60' |
|
7,600' |
Details |
|
12/2/1977 |
Salt Lake |
Two Dogs |
Skier |
3' |
450' |
Northeast |
10,200' |
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 |
|
12/27/1971 |
Salt Lake |
Snowbird Ski Resort |
Skier |
4' |
|
Northwest |
10,700' |
Details |
|
1/29/1970 |
Salt Lake |
Peruvian Ridge |
Skier |
3' |
125' |
Northeast |
9,300' |
Details |
|
12/14/1969 |
Salt Lake |
Cardiac Ridge |
Skier |
2.5' |
250' |
East |
10,600' |
Details |
|
4/15/1969 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Periphery |
Skier |
|
|
|
9,200' |
Details |
|
2/19/1968 |
Provo |
Rock Canyon |
Natural |
|
|
South |
6,800' |
Details |
|
4/21/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
4' |
|
North |
10,800' |
Details |
|
2/12/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Pharoahs Glen |
Hiker |
4" |
300' |
North |
8,100' |
Details |
|
1/21/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
20" |
125' |
Northeast |
9,200' |
Details |
|
1/15/1967 |
Salt Lake |
Davenport Hill |
Skier |
12" |
1,000' |
Northeast |
9,900' |
Details |
|
12/31/1965 |
Salt Lake |
Park City Ski Resort |
Skier |
18" |
|
East |
8,500' |
Details |
|
1/29/1965 |
Ogden |
Farmington Canyon |
Snowmobiler |
|
|
North |
6,800' |
Details |
|
3/29/1964 |
Ogden |
Taylor Canyon |
Skier |
2.5' |
|
North |
7,800' |
Details |
|
3/7/1964 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
18" |
|
West |
10,000' |
Details |
|
3/2/1963 |
Salt Lake |
Alta Ski Area |
Skier |
10" |
100' |
East |
9,700' |
Details |
|
1/13/1960 |
Salt Lake |
Solitude |
Skier |
|
60' |
|
9,000' |
Details |
|
3/9/1958 |
Ogden |
John Paul |
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 |
