According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website, a person trapped under the snow following an avalanche might not have more than 20 to 30 minutes to survive. The department also said there are about 100,000 avalanches annually in the U.S., resulting in an average of 28 deaths.

Winter weather got the best of Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend when an avalanche shut down some traffic for hours and left some

The unidentified pair of brothers and their father were snowmobiling on Christmas Eve when the avalanche swept through.

A 54-year-old man who was killed in an avalanche in the mountains east of Salt Lake City on New Year’s Eve unintentionally triggered the slide, according to a preliminary report from the Utah ...

The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) is reporting that two avalanche-related deaths have occurred in less than one week as the state's snowpack is reeling from a dangerous persistent weak layer. The first fatality occurred on Saturday,

Avalanche conditions in northern Utah are expected to become "very dangerous" due to heavy snowfall and strong winds. The Utah Avalanche Center warns outdoor enthusiasts to avoid backcountry terrain, especially slopes 30 degrees or steeper.

The family, who was not immediately identified, was in Cache County’s Logan Canyon when one of the brothers triggered an avalanche as he rode across a steep slope beneath a section of rock face, according to an incident report from the Utah Avalanche Center.

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ASALT LAKE CITY — Snow falling in Utah brought on road restrictions and a couple backcountry closures due to avalanche dangers. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, there are two backcountry closures in effect as of 10 p.m. on Friday night.

In the past few days, four deadly avalanches have claimed lives across the Western United States, including two in Utah.

Avalanche danger will remain high across Utah over the next two days. The Utah Avalanche Center has put out its danger rating for Utah mountains and ranked 6 of the 9 areas they track as "High" danger.