Avalanche

VICTORIA, B.C. -- A 33-year-old Alberta man has been identified as the victim of an avalanche Friday near Sparwood in southeast British Columbia.

OGDEN — There is still a considerable to high chance for avalanches in the Northern Utah mountains, warns the Utah Avalanche Center.

The center issued an avalanche watch in light of the rapidly warming temperatures and direct sunlight expected through Tuesday. The weather easily creates unstable and dangerous avalanche conditions on all slopes, particularly on steep terrain facing east, west and south, according to the center.

The watch does not include ski areas or highways normally kept safe through avalanche control.

MONTE CRISTO-- Rescuers are trying to reach an injured snowmobiler who triggered an avalanche in the Ogden Valley.

The location is in a remote area off Curtis Creek Road outside of Monte Cristo, according to the Weber 911 Dispatch Center. A snowmobiler has reportedly suffered a broken femur in the accident.

A Lifeflight Helicopter is enroute to the scene, said dispatchers.

STEVENS PASS, Wash. -- Expert skiers caught in a weekend avalanche were equipped with safety devices and kept track of each other as they strayed beyond the boundaries of a popular Washington ski resort.

STEVENS PASS, Wash. -- Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them far down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety device, authorities said.

RICHFIELD -- Officials say a snowmobiler has died in an avalanche near central Utah's Fish Lake.