The body of a man who was killed in an avalanche near the Alta Ski Area on Saturday was recovered the following morning.The ...

The Salt Lake County Search and Rescue team received a report of an avalanche early Saturday afternoon north of the Alta Ski Area, between Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Two men, only ...

The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot elevation of the east bowl of the Silver Fork area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, near Alta Ski Area, KSL reported. The slide took ...

Scott Wright, 37, was out with a friend at the time of the accident Photo courtesy Utah DPS A 37-year-old man is dead after being buried in snow during an avalanche while riding a snowmobile in Utah.

Unable to find his buried friend, Wright's friend called 911 for help. Officials said the deep snow at the avalanche site prevented rescuers from finding Wright for nearly four hours. Search teams ...

An avalanche swept away two backcountry skiers in a Utah canyon, killing one and seriously injuring the other, officials reported. The 150-foot-wide avalanche slid about 700 feet at the 10,000-foot ...