Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Snowmobilers survive close call with avalanche in Uintas, capture it on video

 UINTA MOUNTAINS, Utah — A snowmobiler caught an avalanche on camera Saturday in Utah's mountains.

Miles Penrose of Draper was riding in an area very familiar to him in the Uintas Saturday when it happened.

"As I finished recording my brother playing in the pow, the mountain shook. My original thought was... earthquake. [Then] it [hit] me, avalanche. As I turned and looked up I could see the snow wave coming," he wrote on Facebook.

He posted this video showing the terrifying sight of a wall of snow blasting toward his group of sled riders:

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