There was a sound like an earthquake, and then a torrent of snow came tumbling down the slope in a backcountry area near Salt Lake City. The skier lunged toward a tree and clung to it as the avalanche rolled through, plunging him into darkness and tearing off his skis.
SALT LAKE CITY - Four backcountry skiers in their 20s died when one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history hit a popular canyon, police said Sunday.
Horrifying moment massive avalanche overwhelms group of snowmobilers on Utah mountain - but group of six miraculously survive despite two being buried up to their faces
Miles Penrose, his younger brother Hunter, and four others were snowmobiling on Saturday in the Uinta Mountain in northeastern Utah
Suddenly, an avalanche engulfed the mountain as a wide mass of snow came barreling toward them - all of which was filmed by one of Penrose s friends
Horrifying images show the moment that the avalanche approaches the group and then overwhelms them, burying them up to their heads in snow
Hunter was buried up to his face in snow, though Miles managed to dig him up; MIles friend kept filming even after the avalanche covered them