At the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center, a major transition occurred on May 5th, 2024 when Paige Pagnucco replaced Mark Staples as their new director. Staples had successfully led the team for ...

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 ...

A 37-year-old man was killed after an avalanche "caught, carried and fully buried" him in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling, officials said.

(Utah Avalanche Center) "I could see his hand, his gloves, kind of poking out, waving," Braeden Hansen told NBC News about his brother Hunter. "But, by the time I got to him, he was about 2 feet ...

Wright’s death marked the first avalanche fatality in Utah this year, according to the Utah Avalanche Center. Avalanches resulted in four fatalities last year, while 2023 saw three deaths.

A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Avalanche Center launched a new, more comprehensive app that focuses on being a powerful source of information on Utah's backcountry. "Our goal is to make sure that ...

After a Utah man accidentally triggered an avalanche while riding a snowmobile on Christmas Eve, he was able to rescue his brother and return to safety. The unidentified pair of brothers and their ...

The siblings were sledding Tuesday in the Franklin Basin, near the Idaho border, when one of them triggered an avalanche at 9,000 feet of elevation, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.

According to the Utah Avalanche Center's data, 14 people have died in the Uinta mountains dating back to 1998. Before the most recent fatality, the last death in the mountains occurred in March ...