|
YEAR |
DATE |
DEATHS |
LOCATION |
ACTIVITY |
|
1958 |
Mar 9 |
2 - Male |
Snowbasin |
Rescuers |
|
1964 |
Mar 29 |
1 - Male |
Snowbasin |
Worker |
|
1965 |
Dec 31 |
1 - Male |
Park City |
In bounds skier |
|
1967 |
Feb 12 |
2 - Male |
Pharaoh's Glen |
Climbers |
|
1968 |
Feb 19 |
1 - Male |
Rock Canyon |
Hiker |
|
1970 |
Jan 29 |
1 - Male |
Alta |
In bounds skier |
|
1973 |
Jan 29 |
1 - Male |
Park West |
In bounds skier |
|
1976 |
Jan 6 |
1 - Male |
Alta |
Out of bounds skier |
|
1977 |
Mar 3 |
1 - Male |
Snowbird |
In bounds skier |
|
1979 |
Jan 19 |
1 - Male |
Helper |
Worker |
|
Apr 2 |
1 - Male |
Lake Desolation |
Backcountry skier |
|
1980 |
Jan 11 |
1 - Male |
Evergreen Ridge |
Out of bounds skier |
|
1981 |
Feb 1 |
1 - Male |
Cardiff |
Hiker |
|
Mar 1 |
1 - Male |
Millcreek |
Backcountry skier |
|
1982 |
Mar 22 |
1 - Male |
Near Park West |
Backcountry skier |
|
1984 |
Jan 2 |
1 - Male |
Superior Peak |
Backcountry skier |
|
1985 |
Feb 22 |
1 - Male |
Near Powder Mountain |
Backcountry skier |
|
Mar 19 |
1 - Female |
Park City |
In bounds wet slide |
|
Nov 13 |
2 - Males |
Sunset Peak |
Backcountry skiers |
|
1986 |
Jan 6 |
1 - Male |
Provo Canyon |
Backcountry skier |
|
Feb 17 |
1 - Male |
Big Cottonwood Canyon |
Backcountry snowboarder |
|
Feb 19 |
1 - Male |
Alta |
In bounds skier |
|
Nov 20 |
1 - Male |
Sugarloaf Alta |
Hiker unopened area |
|
1987 |
Feb 15 |
1 - Male |
Twin Lakes Res |
Backcountry skier |
|
1989 |
Nov 25 |
1 - Male |
Tony Grove Lake |
Backcountry skier |
|
1992 |
Feb 12 |
3 - Males
1 - Female |
Gold Basin
La Sal Mtns |
Backcountry skiers |
|
Apr 1 |
1 - Male |
Mineral Basin Snowbird |
Backcountry skier |
|
1993 |
Jan 16 |
1 - Male |
Sundance
(closed area) |
Backcountry skier |
|
Feb 25 |
1 - Male |
Pinecrest
Emigration Cyn |
Backcountry skier |
|
Apr 3 |
1 - Male |
Wolverine Cirque |
Backcountry skier |
|
1994 |
Feb 18 |
1 - Male |
10,420' pk BCC |
Backcountry skier |
|
Nov 7 |
1 - Male |
Snowbird (pre-season) |
Backcountry skier |
|
1995 |
Jan 14 |
2 - Males |
Ben Lomond pk |
Snowmobilers |
|
Jan 23 |
1 - Male |
Midway Home |
Resident in roof slide |
|
Feb 12 |
1 - Male |
Gobbler's Knob BCC |
Backcountry skier |
|
1996 |
Feb 2 |
1 - Male |
Solitude Patroller |
Working Patrol |
|
Mar 27 |
1 - Male |
Maybird Gulch LCC |
Backcountry skier |
|
Dec 7 |
1 - Male |
Bountiful Peak |
Snowmobiler |
|
Dec 26 |
1 - Male |
Flagstaff Peak |
Backcountry snowboarder |
|
1997 |
Jan 11 |
3 - Males |
Logan Peak |
Campers |
|
Jan 25 |
1 - Male |
Provo Canyon |
Climber |
|
1998 |
Jan 17 |
1 - Male |
Near Coalville |
Snowmobiler |
|
Jan 18 |
1 - Male |
Sanpete County |
Snowmobiler |
|
Feb 26 |
1 - Male |
Near Weber St. |
Hiker (possible suicide) |
|
Nov 7 |
1 - Male |
Snowbird (pre-season) |
Snowboarder |
|
1999 |
Jan 2 |
2 - Males |
Wasatch Plateau |
Snowboarders |
|
Jan 29 |
1 - Male |
Mt. Nebo |
Snowmobiler |
|
Feb 6 |
1 - Male |
Little Willow Cyn |
Hiker |
|
2000 |
Jan 11 |
1 - Male
1 - Female |
Squaretop (Canyons) |
Out of bounds skiers |
|
2001 |
Feb 27 |
1 - Female |
Near Canyons Resort |
Out of bounds skier |
|
Mar 10 |
2 - Males |
Uinta Mtns, Oakley |
Snowmobiler |
|
Apr 28 |
2 - Males |
Stairs Gulch, BCC |
Climbers |
|
Dec 14 |
1 - Male |
Willard Basin |
Snowmobiler |
|
2002 |
Jan 31 |
1 - Male |
Uinta Mtns Windy Rdg |
Backcountry skier |
| Mar 16 |
2 - Males |
Brighton Pioneer Rdg |
Out of bounds snowboarders |
|
2003 |
Feb 15 |
1 - Male |
Gobbler's Knob BCC |
Skier |
| Dec 26 |
3 - Males |
Aspen Grove
Timpanogos |
Snowboarders |
|
2004 |
Feb 26 |
1 - Male |
Park City Empire Cyn |
Snowshoer |
| Dec 10 |
1 - Male |
Twin Lakes Pass SLC |
Skier |
|
Dec 11 |
1 - Male |
Strawberry, Trout Crk |
Snowmobiler |
| 2 - Males |
Mineral Fork SLC |
Snowshoers |
|
2005 |
Jan 8 |
1 - Male |
Choke Cherry
Mt. Pleasant |
Snowmobiler |
| 1 - Male |
Ephraim Canyon |
Snowboarder |
|
Jan 14 |
1 - Male |
Dutch Draw Park City |
Snowboarder |
|
Mar 31 |
1 - Male |
Whiskey Hill
(Eccles Peak) |
Snowmobiler |
|
Dec 31 |
1 - Male |
Timpanogos
(Emerald Lake) |
Snowshoer |
|
2006 |
Mar 11 |
1 - Male |
Taylor Canyon
Near Ogden |
Snowboarder |
Apr 3 |
1 - Male |
Brighton near
Pioneer Ridge |
Out of bounds snowboarder |
| 2007 |
Feb 17
|
1 - Male |
Sevier Plateau near Signal Peak |
Snowmobiler |
|
1 - Male |
Uintas near Tower Mountain |
Snowmobiler |
| Feb 18 |
1 - Male |
Hell's Canyon north
of Snowbasin |
Out of bounds skier |
| Feb 21 |
1 - Male |
Gobbler's Knob
Big Cottonwood Cyn |
Backcountry skier |
| Dec 23 |
1 - Male |
The Canyons |
Skier |
| Dec 25 |
1 - Male |
Thousand Peaks |
Snowmobiler |
| Dec 31 |
1 - Male |
Co-op Creek |
Snowmobiler |
2008 |
Dec 14 |
1 - Female |
Snowbird - Mt. Baldy |
Inbounds skier |
Dec 24 |
2 - Male |
Providence Canyon
Backside Logan Peak
|
Snowmobilers |
Dec 29 |
1 - Male |
Windy Ridge Moffit Basin NE of Kamas |
Snowmobiler |
| 2010 |
Jan 24 |
1 - Male |
Near Snowbasin
Hell's Canyon |
Out of bounds skier |
Jan 27 |
1 - Male |
Big Cottonwood Cyn
Silver Fork Area |
Out of bounds skier |
Jan 29 |
1 - Male |
Near Grandview Peak in Davis County |
Snowmobiler |
Apr 4 |
1 - Male |
North Slope Francis Pk in Morgan County |
Snowmobiler |
| 2011 |
Mar 26 |
1 - Male |
Big Horseshoe Bowl Sanpete County |
Backcountry skier |
Nov 13 |
1 - Male |
Snowbird, South Chute, Gad Valley |
Inbounds snowboarder Snowbird yet to open. |
| 2012 |
Jan 28 |
1 - Male |
Kesler Ridge,
Little Giant |
Backcountry,
Out of Bounds |
Feb 5 |
1 - Male |
Near Fish Lake in Sevier County |
Snowmobiler |
Feb 23 |
1 - Male |
Dutch Canyon near The Canyons Resort |
Out of Bounds
Snowboarder |
Mar 3 |
1 - Male |
Beaver Basin area LaSal Mountains |
Snowmobiler |
|
TOTAL AVALANCHE DEATHS =
106 (101 Males, 5 Females) |
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