Avalanche — Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Utah
2019-12-15 · Wasatch Mountains South of I-80, Utah
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 45-year-old male snowboarder was caught, carried, and killed in an avalanche in Dutch Draw along the Park City Ridgeline. The avalanche ran about 460 vertical feet over a distance of 700 feet, and the snowboarder was carried about 400 vertical feet over a distance of 600 feet at speeds up to 45 mph. The snowboarder was buried up to 3 feet deep for an estimated 35 minutes.
Wider weather episode
A snowboarder was caught, carried, and killed by an avalanche in Dutch Draw on the Park City Ridgeline.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869336. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.