Another avy.... this time outside Canyons gates (Dutch Draw)

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Details pretty mum at the moment, but early word that one burial and the guy died. Was supposedly buried for 40mins. Again, *supposedly* a group of 4 or 5 and not a single beacon in the group. Vibes to his friends/family.
 
Victim died :(

By Erin Alberty and Cimaron Neugebauer

The Salt Lake Tribune

First published 2 hours ago

Updated 1 minute ago Updated Feb 23, 2012 05:27PM

Park City • A man Thursday died after being buried in an avalanche near the Canyons ski resort, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

A witness reported the slide about 3 p.m. after watching it carry away one person who was outside of the resort boundaries, near the peak known as Ninety-Nine 90, said sheriff’s spokesman Ron Bridge.

The man was swept into Dutch Draw, a basin to the southeast of the resort.

He was buried about one hour when rescuers found him just after 4 p.m.

He was flown in "extremely critical condition" to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Searchers do not yet believe others were caught in the slide, Bridge said. "It’s looking like this one was the only one that was there," he said

The Dutch Draw area is "hugely popular for out-of-bounds skiing and snowboarding," said Craig Gordon, forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center. The avalanche-prone terrain is currently under a warning of high danger, meaning that human-triggered avalanches are likely.

In January 2005, Idaho snowboarder Shane Maixner rode the Ninety-Nine 90 Express lift, then crossed through a resort gate before dropping into Dutch Draw and being buried in a massive avalanche that took his life.

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On New Year’s Day, an avalanche was reported there, according to Utah Avalanche Center data.

"The winds were cranking all day," the witness wrote. "The slope fractured around me. I was able to reach [an] island of trees and let the slide run."

After a slide nearly missed skiers in 2009, the center reported that "There have been several close calls in this area."

The Tribune will report further details as they become available.

 
yea, it was definitely dumb on the person part, but no one deserves to die for making a bad decision. Its really sad and sucks. The good news is its not one from our community, but still... death sucks.
 
so it wasnt a tourist and was an SLC local who had recently moved to Park City. Rest in peace man.

Such a rough reminder. Everyone be safe, especially in the next few weeks. The wind last night set up some unmanageable wind slabs.

We also have an inverted snowpack of 20% density snow ontop of 3-7 % snow, and the persistent weak layer that has been fucking us all season long. You can still have fun skiing shit below 30 degrees, and if you go out of bounds, i suggest you do.

If anyone has been up to brighton / skied Milli bowl this morning, you know exactly what im talking about. That shit ripped out end to end during control work last night / this morning.
 
sounds like they had no gear. 40 mins to find and dig him out. the report says it only ran 100ft? I feel like if you had the gear it would be a fairly fast rescue, if it only ran 100ft. snowpack is fucked this year.
 
Pretty much. I've been avoiding N facing like the plague. Pretty much all 30 degree S facing aspen hopping.... not GNAR by any means but still fun.
 
with the conditions this year I don't see how you can even think about stepping out of bounds w/o a transceiver on...hell i've been wearing mine every time up at brighton..shits nuts..rip
 
yeah I would be careful even in bounds in some areas. One of my friends got ripped in one a couple of weeks ago in bounds at brighton, real scary stuff this year
 
rip, sad story once again. I've been sticking strictly to the park with my pontoons in the closet, I don't want to worry about any of that stuff this season.
 
There isnt any reason to "Worry" about this stuff, its not going to sneak up on you and attack, it is an awesome chance to learn a ton about the snowpack. Definitely be super careful out there right now, but there is still good safe skiing to be had out of bounds. The last few years we have had super awesome snow that has been reasonably stable for the most part. This year the skiing hasn't been the best or the safest, but i have learned more about snowpack and how it works and what to look for due to the extreme circumstances that we are dealing with at the moment. This year has taught me a lot of things that will give me a lot better chance of staying alive in the long run, and hopefully i can spread the knowledge ive picked up to as many people as possible around me to help protect them. Take a low angle tour, dig some pits, read some books, go with people that know more than you do, its a great time to be doing all of this stuff to prepare for future seasons. Its a super sad story, and it sucks even worse that the whole thing could have been completely avoided with just a little bit of knowledge about what was going on around them. Its definitely a risk to go in the backcountry, but for the most part a lot of that risk can be eliminated with just a little education. Spread the word! RIP.
 
Strong postthe things and protocols that you learn or really need to be observed in higher danger seasons or days are the ones that may keep you from letting your guard down and gettin mother nature bitched slapped during safer or less obvious danger days or seasons

Vibes to the victims friends and fam.

please encourage others to be informed and obtain and use the proper SELF/COMPANION rescue

gear

40 min. probeline burials/rescues rarely end well.
 
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