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Lost snowmobilers took refuge in Monte Cristo cabin

Last updated Friday, March 2, 2012 - 8:57pm

LIBERTY — Three snowmobilers from Montana who became stranded in deep snow Thursday night survived by taking refuge in a cabin in the Monte Cristo area, according to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office.

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Warning issued after Utah avalanches

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 8:16am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A warning has been posted for many of Utah's mountains after avalanches killed a snowboarder and broke the leg of a snowmobiler.

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(KENDAL RUSSELL/Standard-Examiner) Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Craig Gordon leaves the parking lot by snowmobile after an avalanche caught a snowmobiler inMonte Cristo on Friday.

Snowmobiler escapes slide; more dangerous conditions await

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 7:37am

MONTE CRISTO — A snowmobiler caught in an avalanche Friday, at the start of what forecasters expect to be a dangerous weekend, escaped with just an injured leg.

Though avalanches caused by skiers, snowboarders or snowmobilers have been sparse in Northern Utah, high winds and heavy snow settling on top of weak snow this week led to a slide.

The unidentified man was with three other snowmobilers on Whiskey Hill, just outside of the Monte Cristo trailhead on Highway 39, when he triggered an avalanche halfway up a steep slope around 11 a.m., said Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center.

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Wasatch Powderbird helicopter brings back the body a one skier who died in an avalanche, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012 in Alta, Utah.. Authorities say a skier has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Leah Hogsten)

Snowboarder dies in avalanche in Utah backcountry

Martin Griffith The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 9:09am

SALT LAKE CITY — A 24-year-old snowboarder died Saturday after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a steep Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms.

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Davis County backcountry road closed due to landslide

Press release

Last updated Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 5:59pm

Late winter storms have covered the mountains with several new feet of snow affecting access and recreation opportunities within the Forest. Forest Service officials advise recreationists that there may be delays in opening for the season due to flooding. Recreationists should be alert to surrounding conditions and exercise caution when recreating in favorite areas.

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest officials' ask motorized vehicle users to go easy on muddy roads and trails.

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