Avalanche in Western Unita Mountains, Utah

Avalanche March 10, 2001 · Western Unita Mountains, Utah

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two snowmobilers were killed in an avalanche in the Uinta Mountains of Summit County near the town of Oakley. They were "high-marking" in an area of Upper Chalk Creek known as "the chutes". The two 29-year-old men were completely buried by the avalanche, estimated to be 900 feet long, 180 feet wide, and 12 feet deep.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5275195. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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