<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man rescued his brother from a "large avalanche" he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> this week, authorities said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when one of them triggered the avalanche while "side-hilling in a bowl beneath a cliff band in Steep Hollow," an </span><a href="https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/90237" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><span>initial accident report</span></a><span> from the Utah Avalanche Centre read.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He saw the slope "ripple below and around him" and was able to escape by riding off the north flank of the avalanche, according to the report.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australians-visiting-new-york-reportedly-among-pedestrians-hit-by-taxi/6d58caab-b271-48c6-9c43-731bd9bceacc" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australians reportedly among six hit when taxi veered into pedestrians in New York</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But his brother, who was further down the slope standing next to his sled, was swept up by the avalanche, carried about 140 metres by the heavy snow and fully buried, the avalanche centre said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Using a transceiver, the man was able to locate his brother underneath the snow, seeing only "a couple fingers of a gloved hand sticking out," the report said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The buried brother was dug out and sustained minor injuries, according to the avalanche centre. The two were able to ride back to safety.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/man-rescues-brother-from-avalanche-in-us/e6d3eed0-3b4e-4904-b47d-3c9ee957c317" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Utah Avalanche Centre warned that similar avalanche conditions will be common in the area and are expected to rise across the mountains in North Utah and Southeast Idaho ahead of the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>