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Man who died in Utah backcountry avalanche was snowmobiling with ‘courageous’ son, who tried to rescue him

The man was struck near Snake Creek in the Big Flat area.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mountains are shrouded in rain clouds above Wasatch State Park near Midway on Monday May 16, 2016. An avalanche near the Snake Creek and Ant Knolls areas of the park left one person dead on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.