Police in Utah said a Wyoming man was killed on Monday after an avalanche occurred while he was snowmobiling in the northern part of the state.

A snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche in Utah's Monte Cristo range on February 3.

Friends, family and the snowmobiling community are remembering the victim of a deadly avalanche in Rich County.

Officials identified the Wyoming man who died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening. Scott Wright, 37, of Evanston, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred,

A snowmobile rider who got caught in an avalanche Monday in the backcountry of northern Utah has been found dead.

Search and rescue operations are underway for a buried snowmobiler east of Huntsville, Utah. On Monday, Feb. 3, the Utah Avalanche Center confirmed on social media that a search was underway for the buried snowmobiler.

One person died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening, sheriff's officials said.

Multiple agencies were called to Rich County for a search and rescue operation.There were reports of a snowbomiler buried in an avalanche.Per UHP PIO - Lt Camer