Fatal Avalanche Claims Snowmobiler in Utah

On February 3, 2025, a man was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling in Utah's Monte Cristo area. The man was a 37-year-old from Evanston, Wyoming. He had been snowmobiling in  in the Whiskey Hill - Beer Hill area of Curtis Creek near the Rich and Cache county line when he was caught in a large slab avalanche. His friend was unable to find a transceiver signal to locate him.The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) announced the incident on X (formerly Twitter) on February 4, 2025. See below