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No one injured after two skiers triggered avalanche near Donut Falls

Mar 6, 2023, 3:04 PM | Updated: Mar 7, 2023, 11:56 am

A helicopter flies over the Donut Falls area to see if there was anyone caught in the avalanche. (Alston Crosby/KSL TV)

(Alston Crosby/KSL TV)

BY ELIZABETH WEILER
Digital Content Producer

SALT LAKE CITY — No one was caught or hurt in an avalanche near Donut Falls in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday afternoon.

The Utah Avalanche Center says the avalanche was triggered by two nearby skiers. The Center says the skiers were near the area when a snow pocket scooped up a volume of new snow that slid about 400 feet down the mountain.

While it was near Donut Falls, it was not near any trails. The skiers were not hurt and reported the avalanche once they were off the mountain.

KSL NewsRadio’s Aimee Cobabe and Kira Hoffelmeyer contributed to this report.

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