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

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 search is underway for a snowmobiler who was buried by an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening.

Officials identified the Wyoming man who died after getting caught in an avalanche in the Monte Cristo area Monday evening. Scott Wright, 37, of Evanston, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred,

A 37-year-old man from Evanston, Wyoming, had been snowmobiling with his friend when an avalanche occurred, the Rich County Sheriff's Office said. The avalanche happened in the Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area near the Rich and Cache county lines.

Search and rescue operations are underway for a buried snowmobiler east of Huntsville, Utah. On Monday, Feb. 3, the Utah Avalanche Center confirmed on social media that a search was underway for the buried snowmobiler.

A 37-year-old man was killed in an avalanche in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling Monday, authorities said. Scott Wright, from Evanston, Wyoming, was snowmobiling with a friend in the Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area near the Rich County and Cache County line when the avalanche occurred, the Rich County Sheriff’s Office said.

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.