The wife of the skier who was killed in an avalanche in the Uinta Mountains in March is suing Park City Powder Cats for recklessly leading guests into the path of a slide during the backcountry tour in which Ryan Barr was killed.
Utah Avalanche Center/contributed Two skiers who were touring with Park City Powder Cats were caught up in this avalanche in Upper Weber Canyon on March 9, 2023. One of them, Ryan Barr of San Diego, died in the slide.The wife of a skier who died in an avalanche in the Uinta Mountains last March has filed a lawsuit against Park City Powder Cats alleging the backcountry tour operator made several missteps during the expedition.
“The guides selected the route without regard to avalanche conditions, snow conditions, the steepness of the slope, the lack of beta testing, and the terrain trap at the bottom,” states the lawsuit, which was jointly filed last month in the 3rd District Court by Salt Lake City firms Adams Davis and Gross & Rooney. “Gullies are a dangerous terrain trap that are to be avoided in the backcountry given the elevated risk of death due to burial.
Once the avalanche swept up the skiers, the lawsuit claims the other guests could do little to help find them because they were outfitted only with a beacon, not a radio or shovel, and were given no instructions on how to perform a rescue. On its website,, which emits a signal that can help rescuers find someone buried in the snow.
The UAC issues an exploratory report after every avalanche death in Utah. The lawsuit alleges the UAC did not interview any of the clients for its report. UAC Director Mark Staples said he spoke to numerous people for the report. However, he emphasized that the report is mainly for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute a formal investigation., reported on a Summit County Sheriff’s bulletin confirming a skier had been killed near upper Weber Canyon.
A statement released by Park City Powder Cats in April said, “It is impossible to put into words the sorrow we feel and the grief that is shared by the entirety of our Powder Cat family.
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