Utah Avalanche Center Full Report on Fatal Wilson Glade Avalanche

The left photo shows Dave Richards demonstrating how Ethan was positioned when he was found alive. Nate was recovered alive just to the right of Ethan. The right image with the backpack shows where one of the victims was buried. Photo: Courtesy Utah Avalance Center

On the morning of February 6, 2021, two different groups of people (eight people total) went to ski in the Wilson Glades area of Alexander Basin on the north side of Wilson Peak in Millcreek Canyon. Both groups were ascending when the avalanche happened. Group A was near the top, and Group B was below. This avalanche was likely human-triggered, but it cannot be determined by whom. Six people were caught and fully buried. Only two of them survived.

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