Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 244 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2682 m
From the 2004-2005 Utah Avalanche Center Annual Report
In the Bountiful Mountains, Trace DeJong, a 27 year old snowmobiler was parked at the base of a steep slope, making a video of his friend high marking above him. His friend triggered a very large avalanche, 8' deep and 200' wide. Dejong tried to start his snowmobile to get out of the way but the avalanche completely buried him after descending 800' vertical. Armed with an avalanche beacon but no shovel, his partner miraculously uncovered DeJong in under 15 minutes, not breathing but alive. A few minutes of rescue breathing brought his color back, and he was evacuated without major injuries.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
In the Bountiful mountains, a snowmobiler filming his friend riding up a steep slope was buried in a large slide triggered by his friend. Buried for 20 minutes and losing consciousness, he was extricated, resuscitated and survived with minor injuries. Located with a beacon.