| Updated: Feb. 11, 2021, 12:30 a.m.
An avalanche in Mill Creek Canyon crashed down the north face of Wilson’s Peak on Saturday, killing four young Utahns in one of the deadliest slides in Utah’s modern recreation era.
One skier clung to a tree as seven others were swept away. Six were buried, and one was partially covered in snow, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.
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He used a transceiver to locate signals being transmitted by beacons carried by buried skiers, and dug down to two who were trapped under 3 to 5 feet of snow, Hardesty said.
“To see this occur,” he said, “and then have the wherewithal to go acquire the [beacon] signals and do not one but two full and deep burials and rescue two lives, is amazing.”
Four skiers died and four others were injured after an avalanche in the Salt Lake County. The skiers, ranging in age from 23 to 48, were reported to be at 9,800 feet elevation near Wilson Glade in Millcreek Canyon around 11 a.m. Saturday.According to the Utah Avalanche Center, the avalanche covered 250 feet of ground and the hurtled snow was 2.5 feet deep. All eight of the skiers were wearing beacons at the time of the avalanche, and one of the survivors experienced hypothermia and others were doing well, according to authorities. Conditions of the other survivors were not disclosed, but officials say they were able to locate and dig out the other four skiers, who had already died.The Utah Avalanche Center posted on Twitter, "we are overwhelmed with sadness to report" the deaths of the skiers. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox also posted on Twitter: "This is a terrible tragedy and our prayers go out to the victims and families involved. We are grateful to the first responders and
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