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Avalanche in Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Utah
Avalanche December 23, 2007 · Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Utah
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 30 year-old male was killed in an avalanche at the Canyons Resort. The avalanche was triggered by two men who were descending upper Red Pine Chute; one of the men was caught by the slide, but ended up on top of the snow. The other man was caught and died of head trauma after hitting a tree. A man and a child below were engulfed, with the man partially buried, and the child totally buried. The child was hospitalized for several days following the avalanche, but survived his injuries.
The wider storm
An avalanche in-bounds at the Canyons Resort caught 4 skiers in it, leading to three injuries and one fatality.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 69362. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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