“The dangers are real”
Evidence of a huge human-triggered avalanche in the La Sals is a stark reminder of mountain dangers, expert says
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Utah Avalanche Center hosts safety program; forecasters say this year’s La Sal snowpack expected to be unstable
Avalanches aren’t freak occurrences, said Eric Trenbeath, a Moab avalanche forecaster at the Utah Avalanche Center. An avalanche has to be triggered by something—or someone—to set off on its deadly path. Avalanches can…