2020-21 winter season a deadly one for Utah with six killed so far
Six people have died in three avalanches this winter season, all occurring within under a month.
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This has been a particularly deadly avalanche season in Utah, with five of the six deaths taking place in the last week alone.
The Utah Avalanche Center explained why the backcountry has been particularly dangerous this year.
On Saturday,
four people died in a slide up Millcreek Canyon â the latest sign of the danger sitting in the backcountry. It s super tragic. I mean, this breaks my heart, said Craig Gordon, an avalanche forecaster with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center.
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By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (SALT LAKE CITY) — Four skiers are dead after an avalanche Saturday in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley, authorities said. The avalanche occurred in a backcountry region of Millcreek Canyon. Eight skiers were in the area of Wilson Basin, which is not affiliated with any ski resorts, when they triggered the [.]
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Heavy storms are leaving more snow on a very unstable and weak snowpack. It has been a record season for avalanche fatalities in the US with 26 deaths. Conditions remain extremely dangerous across large parts of North America.
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He was a member of the resort’s Park and Pipe crew.
Michael McKelvey, RIP
He was with a group of friends who had built a jump.
“They built a big jump that landed on the face of a steep ravine,” said a statement from the rescue authorities.