Even after spending 15 years on the ski patrol, dealing with avalanche mitigation is seriously risky business.
That fact seems especially true after one of Snowbasin’s finest was taken to the McKay Dee Hospital after an avalanche struck him early in the morning at Snowbasin Ski Resort just outside of Huntsville, Utah. According to kutv.com, the incident occurred at roughly 7:45 am this morning and the man in question is possibly recovering from broken ribs.
Related: AVALANCHE WARNING- Northern Utah, Southeast Idaho
That mountain zone is currently rated as having High avalanche danger for any terrain above 7,000 ft.
Info On Current Avalanche Danger: Utah Avalanche Center
AVALANCHE WARNING
THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.
* TIMING…IN EFFECT FROM 3:30 PM MST MONDAY TO 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY
* AFFECTED AREA…ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO, TO INCLUDE THE WASATCH RANGE, THE BEAR RIVER RANGE, THE WESTERN UINTAS AND THE MANTI-SKYLINE PLATEAU. OTHER MOUNTAIN RANGES NOT LISTED WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED AS WELL.
* AVALANCHE DANGER…THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA IS HIGH
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND IS CREATING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY AND WILL OCCUR IN MANY AREAS. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDER SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.
THIS WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS WHERE AVALANCHE HAZARD REDUCTION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.