Avalanche — Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
2008-12-30 · Western Uinta Mountains, Utah
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A father and his three sons left the Bear River Service trailhead in the Western Uinta Mountains for a day of snowmobiling on the morning of December 30th. They eventually made their way to Yamaha Hill (which Utah riders call Avalanche Hill), where one of the sons triggered a large avalanche. He got carried by the avalanche and was killed.
Wider weather episode
An avalanche in the western Uinta Mountains caught and killed one snowmobiler.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 147850. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.