A 54-year-old man died in a large avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Authorities believe he triggered the slide while split-boarding alone.
A split-boarder was killed in an avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon that Utah Avalanche Center experts believe he triggered while traveling alone on Tuesday. The avalanche was reported to have happened about noon in Little Cottonwood Canyon, in the Davenport Hill area near the town of Alta, according to Chris Bronson, spokesman for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office. It was considered a large avalanche, and sheriff's deputy Arlan Bennett confirmed one person was killed in the slide.
The Utah Avalanche Center later issued a statement saying the person who died was a 54-year-old man who was split-boarding solo when he dropped into north-facing Davenport Hill. He then unintentionally triggered an avalanche in the Silver Fork area in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The man was fully buried and killed by the slide, according to the statement. His body was found buried about 20 feet below the surface
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