Avalanche injures backcountry skier, 52, near Solitude

SALT LAKE CITY — A 52-year-old skier sustained a serious head injury when he was caught in an avalanche near Solitude Mountain Resort.The Friday afternoon slide dragged him 200-300 feet downhill, authorities reported.The name of the man, who was partially buried, was not immediately released.He was skiing with two others in Silver Fork Canyon, said Unified police detective Ken Hansen, but they were not injured or buried in the slide."That was quite a way to travel," Hansen said. "Two hundr