Seems that this week after I just left The Canyons, the beautiful snow we had while I was there has given way to an avalanche.
Up to 5 believed trapped under Utah avalanche
(CNN) -- Emergency workers will resume their search Saturday morning for as many as five people trapped underneath a massive avalanche near Park City, Utah.
"It would be a miracle to find anyone alive," Summit County Sheriff David Edmunds said. "The voracity of that slide, it was tearing trees down."
The recovery mission is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. (9 a.m. ET). It was called off after sundown at 5 p.m. Friday (7 p.m. ET).
Eyewitnesses said between two and five people ventured into the off-limits area, and Edmunds said the avalanche piled snow over 30 feet deep.
"This is out of bounds. This is the area where we are not supposed to have skiers or snowboarders, so those individuals who ventured into this area did so at their own peril," the sheriff said.
"They had gone under the ropes, actually passed numerous signs indicating they were leaving resort property and going into an area where there was no avalanche control."
The avalanche victims have not been identified and Edmunds said "there's a very strong possibility that their families don't know they're missing."
The avalanche happened around 1 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) on U.S. Forest Service property next to the Canyons Resort, Edmunds said. The resort is about 20 miles from Salt Lake City.
"It looks like someone took a knife and cut through the side of the mountain," witness Jill Atwood told CNN. "Just a huge slab has fallen off, and you can see where it came to rest down in a valley."
Search teams, aided by dogs, beacon detectors and helicopters, combed the area.
"Every piece of technology and equipment that we have we're throwing at this problem," Edmunds said.
Nine feet of snow has fallen at the resort since December 28, according to its Web site.
Searchers were using dynamite charges to loosen some dangerous areas of snow to prevent further avalanches.
A local meteorologist said the snow that had fallen in the region since late 2004 was heavy -- about eight to 10 inches of snow to one inch of water. There also had been 50 mph to 90-mph plus winds, which created deep drifts.
Up to 5 believed trapped under Utah avalanche
(CNN) -- Emergency workers will resume their search Saturday morning for as many as five people trapped underneath a massive avalanche near Park City, Utah.
"It would be a miracle to find anyone alive," Summit County Sheriff David Edmunds said. "The voracity of that slide, it was tearing trees down."
The recovery mission is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. (9 a.m. ET). It was called off after sundown at 5 p.m. Friday (7 p.m. ET).
Eyewitnesses said between two and five people ventured into the off-limits area, and Edmunds said the avalanche piled snow over 30 feet deep.
"This is out of bounds. This is the area where we are not supposed to have skiers or snowboarders, so those individuals who ventured into this area did so at their own peril," the sheriff said.
"They had gone under the ropes, actually passed numerous signs indicating they were leaving resort property and going into an area where there was no avalanche control."
The avalanche victims have not been identified and Edmunds said "there's a very strong possibility that their families don't know they're missing."
The avalanche happened around 1 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) on U.S. Forest Service property next to the Canyons Resort, Edmunds said. The resort is about 20 miles from Salt Lake City.
"It looks like someone took a knife and cut through the side of the mountain," witness Jill Atwood told CNN. "Just a huge slab has fallen off, and you can see where it came to rest down in a valley."
Search teams, aided by dogs, beacon detectors and helicopters, combed the area.
"Every piece of technology and equipment that we have we're throwing at this problem," Edmunds said.
Nine feet of snow has fallen at the resort since December 28, according to its Web site.
Searchers were using dynamite charges to loosen some dangerous areas of snow to prevent further avalanches.
A local meteorologist said the snow that had fallen in the region since late 2004 was heavy -- about eight to 10 inches of snow to one inch of water. There also had been 50 mph to 90-mph plus winds, which created deep drifts.
Miss ya much!!! Wish you could have landed on me instead of the snow.
What are you gonna do when you get your master's degree?