New snow and wind-drifted snow is creating considerable danger on the upper elevation slopes in the backcountry according to UACWasatch.
By Leslie Thatcher | KPCWThe number of avalanches reported over the weekend from Ogden to Provo is approaching 30, with more reports trickling in. The new snow and wind-drifted snow is creating considerable danger on the upper elevation slopes in the backcountry.Forecaster Trent Meisenheimer said six people were carried in several different avalanches and another person was caught and injured in Big Cottonwood Canyon in an area known as Butler’s Basin.
He said the party had already skied the bowl once and on the second hike up went about 10 feet higher. One of the skiers stomped out a flat spot to take off his skins, which apparently caused the bowl to fracture above them. He was pushed a few feet to the side of the avalanche but his buddy still had his skis and skins on in hiking mode. The slide pushed him into a stand of trees, burying him to the top of his chest. He reported that he also heard and felt his hamstring pop.
“The list of our avalanche observations is actually too long to write out on avalanche forecasts,” Meisenheimer said. “So, I’d encourage listeners to head to. Right at the top of our page you can see observations and avalanches and there’s a huge list of these pictures, photos, everything in there. Really the biggest concern for the day is going to be this one drifted snow.”
This article is published through the Utah News Collaborative, a partnership of news organizations in Utah that aim to inform readers across the state.
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