Utah Police: Avalanche Killed 4 Local Backcountry Skiers

Salt Lake County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews respond to the top of Millcreek Canyon where four skiers died in an avalanche near Salt Lake City, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP

SALT LAKE CITY—Four backcountry skiers in their 20s died when one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history hit a popular backcountry skiing area, police said Sunday.

Four other people were also buried in the Saturday slide but managed to dig themselves out and didn’t suffer serious injuries, according to Unified Police of Salt Lake County.