After the avalanche occurred, the victim’s ski partner was unable to locate his partner. He alerted authorities. The victim was located by an avalanche dog the following day. The victim was not wearing a transceiver and was buried 3 feet deep.
CAIC reports that this accident occurred on 2019/01/18. One backcountry ski tourer was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on a NE aspect at 9400′ near Electric Lake on the Manti Skyline. They note that the skier was skiing with a partner at the time of the accident. After the duo had made on descent on a low angle northeast slope, they skied another steeper northeast slope. The 1st skier descended safely and the 2nd skier was caught and buried in a slide. They were not wearing avalanche transceivers.
The UtahAvalancheCenter.org reports that the avalanche was 3′ deep and 500′ wide. For full details, images, crown profiles, and updates on this avalanche accident please visit UtahAvalancheCenter.org.
ABC3.com identified the victim as 26-year-old Michael Besendorfer of Nephi, Utah.
We will try to update this post when more information is available.
See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2018/2019
