Four men rescued after being caught in an avalanche

The weather hampered efforts at first, and two of the four men suffered injuries to their legs.

Four men, all in their 20s, were rescued on Sunday night after being caught in an avalanche while skiing on Sunday, officials said. Two of the men had injuries that required medical attention – one with a knee injury, the other with a possible broken leg, the Utah County sergeant. Spencer Cannon said.

No one was buried in the avalanche, which Cannon said happened in the Pfeifferhorn Peak area, above the Alpine and Little Cottonwood Canyon, on the south side.

Rescue efforts were initially hampered by strong winds and extreme avalanche alerts, prompting rescuers to form a contingency plan to send skiers an overnight care package. Supplies had been shipped before.

But the weather improved, allowing the two most seriously injured men to be taken for treatment. The other two men suffered minor injuries and were expelled from the area.

“Everyone is off the mountain and we are all happy with that because we were not sure that we would be able to make it happen [Sunday], ”Cannon said.

Cannon said two of the victims were rescued from the mountain, including one that was taken by the Lone Peak Ambulance to the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. Cannon said the other skier was off the mountain, but could not confirm whether he had been taken to the hospital. Cannon said that a helicopter returned to Provo to refuel, but that the hope was that it would find favorable conditions on its return and would attempt to lift the other skiers and members of the rescue team.

The current avalanche danger along the Wasatch Front ranges from low in Ogden and Logan, to moderate in Salt Lake City and Provo, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.