Two men die from separate avalanches in Utah

A man killed Sunday in a Sanpete County avalanche became the second victim to die over the weekend in a snowslide. Four backcountry snowmobilers were riding near Huntington Reservoir when the slide buried Clint Conover, of Ferron, according to a Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office news release. The news release describes the group as "highly experienced" — they were trained in avalanche rescue and brought beacons, probes and shovels with them. The three other people found Conover, dug him out from under 6 feet to 8 feet of snow and began CPR, the release adds. They also called for help. Meanwhile, Ashleigh Cox, 21, a Brigham Young University student who was trapped in an avalanche in American Fork Canyon on Saturday while snowshoeing, was taken off life support Sunday afternoon. Avalanche risk was deemed "high" throughout the mountains of northern and central Utah, and "extreme" in the Uintas, according to reports by the Utah Avalanche Center...more