Man battered, but alive after Granite Canyon slide

Jackson Hole Avy Victim Spared

By Lauren M. Whaley, 2-27-07

On Sunday, Granite Canyon demonstrated yet again why it is a place to be regarded carefully, as it flushed a Jackson skier down the length of one of its 1,000 foot avalanche paths.

Despite multiple life-threatening injuries, including a broken femur, slide victim Adam Smith is alert and awake in Salt Lake City’s LDS Hospital, friends reported Monday.

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