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Avalanche in Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Utah
Avalanche February 11, 2024 · Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Utah
What the National Weather Service wrote
Time is unknown. A group of three skiers noticed a solo skier was caught in an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon, then carried 1,500 feet by a second avalanche. A member of the group skied down to the caught individual, and called for assistance, with the injured skier then being lifted from the scene.
The wider storm
A skier was injured when he was caught in two successive avalanches. A group of skiers above him, witnessed the avalanches when triggered, and called for assistance.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1164304. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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