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So far avalanches have claimed 25 people, all but one living in the West. Across the West and in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming, backcountry slopes received several feet of new snow recently that piled up onto a poor foundation of snow made rotten by long stretches of dry periods during December and January. “When we get a heavy snowfall it sits on a very poor foundation,” said Bill Radecky, an avalanche educator and guide based in Rigby. While ski resorts mitigate avalanche hazards, backcountry users must be their own hazard experts. The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center recorded 1...

“Travis, there’s been an accident. In Montana. On Engle Peak. Edward’s fallen. Him and Kelly are split up. Can you help?”

The Utah Avalanche Center issued an avalanche warning through Tuesday, indicating that predicted storms could make the danger extreme. “Deadly avalanches are likely in the Utah backcountry over the next few days,” the Utah Avalanche Center said. | Courtesy of the Utah Avalanche Center

National Weather Service extends avalanche warning across Utah through Tuesday Utah Avalanche Center and last updated 2021-02-14 09:55:21-05 The National Weather Service has issued an avalanche warning, effective through Tuesday evening. The warning covers multiple mountains in the state, including the Wasatch Range, Bear River Range, Uinta Mountains, Manti Skyline Plateau, Fish Lake, Pahvants, Tushars, and the Cedar City area mountains. Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry, and the NWS suggests staying off and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees, as natural and h...

Backcountry area north of Little Cottonwood Canyon closed @UDOT Avalanche / Twitter and last updated 2021-02-12 11:25:02-05 SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — A large portion of the area between Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons will be closed Friday due to avalanche concerns. The Utah Department of Transportation posted the closures on social media. "All terrain north of Little Cottonwood Creek from Gate B through Cardiff backcountry closed. Please stay EAST of Cardiff Bowl and areas underneath Cardiff. Extends 1,000m into Big Cottonwood Canyon. 2/12/21 8:00am- 2/12/21 5:00pm" Multiple weather s...