Low-to-moderate danger doesnât mean âno avalanche dangerâ
Avalanche experts are reminding backcountry recreationists that changing weather conditions in mid-March can still trigger avalanches.
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Avalanche experts are reminding backcountry recreationists that changing weather conditions in mid-March can still trigger avalanches.
âItâs this time of year that weâll see changing conditions throughout the day, so if you do start to see some of those red flags like the snow surface getting really wet or youâre seeing a lot of wind, itâs just time to pay attention, and conditions can change from the morning to the afternoon,â said Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Nikki Champion. âEven a small avalanche can have big consequences in consequential terrain.â
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The stairway to heaven may actually be a bootpack.
Just a 15-minute hike in ski boots up through the snow from the Ninety-Nine 90 lift on The Canyons side of Park City Mountain Resort delivers skiers and snowboarders a view from the clouds, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Cobalt blue peaks blanketed in brilliant white snow and shaded with crystalized conifers huddle around the ridge line. Below, wide open aprons of nearly untouched powder unfurl, ushering riders into their own semi-private Shangri-la.
But those who accept the invitation into the unmaintained backcountry terrain may be making a deal with the devil. A stark black-and-white sign at the resort exit point cautions as much. It is not inappropriately marked with a skull and crossbones and the words “YOU CAN DIE.”
ALPINE, Utah (AP) Four men who were caught in an avalanche while skiing in the mountains of north-central Utah were rescued on Sunday, authorities said. No one was buried. Utah County Sgt..
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