Utah avalanche triggers search for 3 skiers in mountains outside of Salt Lake City

Rescue crews were searching for 3 skiers pursuing an avalanche Thursday successful the mountains extracurricular of Salt Lake City that occurred aft respective days of outpouring snowstorms, Unified Police Sgt. Aymee Race says

Rescue crews were searching for 3 skiers pursuing an avalanche Thursday successful the mountains extracurricular of Salt Lake City that occurred aft respective days of outpouring snowstorms, authorities said.

A rescue squad responded conscionable aft 10 a.m. to an avalanche reported adjacent Lone Peak successful the successful the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Unified Police Sgt. Aymee Race says.

ABC4-TV successful Salt Lake City reported a rescue chopper could beryllium seen taking disconnected from Hidden Valley Park successful the Salt Lake City area, which is the basal of the rescue operation.

Craig Gordon with the Utah Avalanche Center told ABC4 that astir 2.5 feet of snowfall (76 centimeters) fell successful the country successful the past 3 days.

The skiers would person had to person been precise experienced to adjacent beryllium successful the “very superior terrain,” helium said. Gordon was successful the country astir 11 a.m. and said the on-and-off showers could marque hunt efforts difficult.