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A snowmobiler has died after becoming trapped under “monster slabs of snow” during an avalanche in Utah, according to a press release from the Rich County Sheriff’s Office.

Scott Wright, 37, of Evanston, Wyoming, was killed in an avalanche in Utah on Monday, authorities say. A friend of his told Cowboy State Daily that

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

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.

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

Scott Wright from Evanston, Wyoming, was out with a friend when his snowmobile was caught in a slab avalanche and completely buried.