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Backcountry ski entry from Utah resorts reconsidered after deaths


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.” ....

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Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths


Backcountry ski entry from resorts reconsidered after deaths
JULIE JAG, The Salt Lake Tribune
March 14, 2021
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1of3Park City Mountain Resort ski patrollers hike the boot-pack path toward the ski area exit gate on the ridge above the Ninety-Nine 90 lift, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Park City, Utah. Access to the gate has been closed since two men died in January in avalanches in the adjacent unmaintained backcountry areas after leaving the resort through that point. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)Rick Egan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3The exit gate on the ridge above the Ninety-Nine 90 lift at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, seen here Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, has been closed since two men died in January in avalanches in the adjacent unmaintained backcountry areas after leaving the resort through that point. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)Rick Egan/APShow MoreShow Less ....

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USA news: Wall of snow and ice rushes towards group on snowmobiles in Uinta Mountains


Sarah Moughamian was one of four skiers killed in Saturday s Mill Creek avalanche in Utah.(Facebook)
Army Ranger Matthew Nyman survived a helicopter crash in Iraq that crushed his foot but he learned to climb again, most recently on Alaska s Bear Mountain.
Mr Jessen, Ms Moughamian and Mr Nyman are just three of the 14 people who ve died in avalanches since February 1.
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The bodies of three skiers have been found.(Office of Emergency Management, San Juan County)
It s the highest number of avalanche deaths recorded in a seven-day period since the US Forest Service s National Avalanche Centre started tracking deaths, according to Karl Birkeland, the centre s director. ....

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