PLEASANT GROVE — With avalanches popping off at a prolific rate over the holiday weekend, a woman was helping raise awareness among hikers that the danger doesn’t just exist at higher elevations in the backcountry.
The Utah Avalanche Center on Sunday said close to 20 avalanches had been reported since Friday.
Tina Bean, who started the Facebook group ‘Hike the Wasatch’ and has watched it grow to over 33,000 members, regularly posts intel, information and training materials from the Utah Avalanche Center with an emphasis on hiking interests.
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