Avalanche danger in northern Utah rated as high

An avalanche warning for northern Utah mountains was continued Tuesday after Christmas storms helped create dangerous conditions on many backcountry slopes.The Utah Avalanche Center, which rated the danger of snowslides as high, extended the warning to 6 a.m. Wednesday. The affected areas are the Bear River range; the western Uintas; and all of the Wasatch range, including the Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City and Park City area mountains.People have been caught in numerous natural and human-triggere