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Region offers rare extreme avalanche warning
ABCNews Utah officials have issued a rare extreme avalanche danger warning for the Salt Lake region following significant snowfall.
On Wednesday morning, the Utah Avalanche Center advised people to avoid all avalanche terrain in the Salt Lake mountains, some of the most popular skiing destinations in the country, as avalanche forecasters issued their highest level of danger. Natural and human-triggered avalanches are certain, the center said in a social media post. Avalanches may run historic distances and create new avalanche paths.
Utah has had only two days in the past four years with an extreme avalanche danger rating. This is the first time Salt Lake City has had one since 2013, which is as far back as the Utah Avalanche Center s online records go.
February is only halfway over, but itâs already been one of the deadliest months for avalanches in the history of Colorado. Six people have died in avalanches already this month, including two more during the weekend, bringing the number of fatalities to 10 this season.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued a statewide special avalanche advisory during the weekend.
Since Friday, there were 87 avalanches reported around the state, according to the centerâs website, including several in the Sawatch Range.
An avalanche was observed Sunday on Monarch Pass that was roughly 200 feet wide and traveled approximately 300 feet. Two more avalanches were reported on the pass Friday.
Photo from Colorado Avalanche Information Center on a fatal avalanche that killed a snowboarder near Mount Trelease earlier this week, providing new insights into the conditions in the area and how the slide occurred.
At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Clear Creek officials were notified of an avalanche in the area of Mount Trelease, located north of Interstate 70 near Exit 216 to Loveland Ski Area. More than three hours later, rescue workers recovered the body of 57-year-old David Heide, who was snowboarding in the area alone when the avalanche happened. is 12 during the 1993-94 season, according to the Avalanche Information Center.