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WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80

1229648

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id1,229,648
episode_id198,900
begin_utc2025-01-23T20:00:00+00:00
end_utc2025-01-23T20:05:00+00:00
stateUTAH
cz_typeZ
cz_nameWASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct1
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeWhile several avalanches were noted throughout the month of January given the tenuous nature of the snowpack, one in the later portion of the month resulted in injury.
event_narrativeSometime during the day, a party of backcountry skiers started a day in Big Cottonwood Canyon, eventually working their way up to the Park City ridgeline. The skiers then planned a descent into the Katie's area. One of the skiers started a descent, causing a hard slab to break approximately 30 ft above them on the second turn of their run. This avalanche caused the skier to be pulled into a chute in the woods, and carried the skier an estimated 500 ft. The skier was able to extract themselves from the snow, and while a life flight had been called, the skier reportedly only suffered minor injuries and significant bruising, and emergency services deemed to be not needed.
year2,025

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