Author: Liam Fitzgerald

On December 23, 2007, there was an inbounds avalanche at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah. The avalanche occurred in Red Pine Chute, near the top of the 9990 chairlift. Four people were caught,with one totally buried. The twelve-year-old boy who was buried was quickly found with a probe, but was not breathing and had no pulse when he was recovered. He responded to CPR, and began breathing on his own prior to transport. Tragically,Jesse Williams, a 32-year-old skier from Grand Junction, Colorado, died on the scene from trauma. The Williams family sued The Canyons Resort for negligence, and the resulting trial tookplace inPark City, Utah, in November of 2013. This was the first fatal avalanche accident to result in a jury trial in this country since the Alpine Meadows avalanche trial in 1984.