First avalanche death in utah

This is so sad. Hope it makes everyone take avalanche education seriously no matter where they live, see that this was inbounds. bless.

way to go ski patrol

This sucks.  Anybody else going to start wearing their beacon in bounds now if you already have one anyways?  I'm starting to think it's not a bad idea on days like yesterday...

I am. I was in Blue Sky yesterday when that slide happened. On my first run in Blue Sky right as it opened I was going to hit that exact spot but didn't traverse high enough, lost my speed and couldn't easily make it to that point so I decided on another run. After a sick run through the trees where I scared myself by almost getting runover by my waist deep sluff I got back on the lift, I was thinking I was gonna try to hit Lover's Leap (the area that slid) next, and huck my meat off that cornice. However on the way back up the lift there were a bunch of people standing around in that area and on closer inspection I could see that face had run to the ground.

I am definitely considering wearing my beacon inbounds now. Vail is sketchy as hell right now, all the snow from October is rotted out and gross with lots of snow on top of it, and heavy loading.

Another avy death on Aspen Mountain just outside the ski area boundary...

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...unds-skier-52/

A 52-year-old man died Sunday in an avalanche outside the ski-area boundary on Aspen Mountain.

In Utah, meanwhile, a skier in her 20s died in a slide at Snowbird resort.

An avalanche warning is issued today for the southwestern and central Colorado mountains as a couple of feet of snow and strong winds are increasing hazardous conditions, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

In the Aspen avalanche, the body of Cory Brettman of Old Snowmass was found in the Power Line area about 9 p.m., the Aspen Times reported. Authorities received a call of an overdue skier about 8:30 p.m. and the Aspen Skiing Co. mobilized 22 people to search for Brettman.

The victim was not breathing and had no pulse, the Aspen Times reported. Rescuers attempted to revive him using a defibrillator. The cause of death remains under investigation.

The avalanche, in the Power Line area outside of the ski boundary, was about 100 yards long and 30 yards wide, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.

Ugh, this is horrible. Be careful out there, the west is a minefield right now. I doubt we've heard the last of in-bounds avies as snow keeps piling on top of horrid conditions.

This is no bueno!

I had been skiin Baldy all day on sunday. On my last run before lunch I hiked out and took the traverse just pass the location of the slide. It was the deepest run of the year for me and when I got to the tram deck every one was freaking out. It turns out that my ski team had hiked Baldy just after or possibly just before the slide had happened but we had no idea! One of my coaches went and helped probe but they didn't find Heather for up to 40 minutes. She was life-flighted but ended up passin a little before 5pm I belive.

It just goes to show how powerful the mountains are and you should always be perpared. It isn't a bad idea to always wear a beacon and have the patrols number in your phone in case of an emergancy.

R.I.P. Heather, much love for family and friends