The man, whose name was not released, was a 45-year-old from Rose Park, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The incident marked the third death in Wasatch County’s backcountry since last Wednesday.

The Wasatch Sherriff’s Office received a report at 4:30 p.m. Sunday that a man riding a snow bike was buried by an avalanche in the Snake Creek area, west of Midway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, but search operations were suspended for the night due to unstable conditions.

The Wasatch County Search and Rescue team returned to the search area early Monday morning and located the adult male just before 9 a.m. with the assistance of two K-9 dogs, Wasatch County Undersheriff Josh Probst told the Daily Herald.

“Two dogs up in the search area very quickly alerted and were able to lead teams to the to the body,” Probst said.

As of Monday afternoon, emergency crews were still working on recovering the body, Probst said.

The incident occurred in the same drainage area as an avalanche that killed an adult male who was snowmobiling on Wednesday. Probst said Wednesday’s accident occurred on the central southern side of the Snake Creek Drainage, while Sunday’s accident was on the north side.

A man was also killed in a snowmobiling accident in the Iron Mine Mountain area of Wasatch County on Friday. Probst confirmed the man was a 57-year-old Springville resident.

An avalanche also took the life of an 11-year-old who was skiing in the backcountry near Brighton Ski Resort on Thursday. A pair of avalanches in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday left three men injured.

Probst said the shallow base of snow this year, combined with the large storms that occurred over the last week, created “an anomaly” of avalanche danger.

He said people should check with the Utah Avalanche Center prior to going to the backcountry and have the proper equipment.

“Not only being properly equipped with with beacons, avalanche bags, but also understanding how to properly use that equipment, and properly use that equipment under stress,” he said. “It’s one thing to know how to work an avalanche beacon or a bag, but then in an emergency, when we’re under extreme stress, those fine motor skills deteriorate, and so being very comfortable with the equipment is crucial.”

Probst said it has been a difficult week for the community.

“It takes a toll, especially on the the frontline guys that are actually responding and interacting with the loved ones and dealing with the patients and the deceased,” he said.