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Avalanche danger high in most of Utah s mountains; 18 avalanches triggered over the weekend
Utah Avalanche Center
An Avalanche at The Gut along the East Face of White Pine Knob in the Logan Area Mountains, February 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-15 13:04:22-05
SALT LAKE CITY â The Utah Avalanche Center reports high avalanche danger in nearly all of Utah s mountain ranges Monday. Avalanche warning remains for most of the state. Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. The avalanche danger is HIGH and may rise to EXTREME as the storm intensifies. Natural and human triggered avalanches are likely over the next several days. Stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees, UAC wrote in an Instagram post.
| Updated: 10:40 p.m.
A Park City man died after he was caught in an avalanche near Square Top Mountain, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday.
Kurt Damschroder, 57, was skiing with a friend at Park City Ski Resort on Saturday when his drop down the mountain triggered the avalanche. His friend went to his aid and dug around Damschroder enough to perform CPR on him for about an hour, but the friend was forced to leave the area due to the dangerous conditions of the avalanche.
After the search for Damschroder was called off Saturday evening, it resumed Sunday morning. Summit County Lt. Andrew Wright said officials recovered Damschroder’s body, which was still partially buried in the snow.