Park City avalanche victim was a seasoned backcountry skier, artist

Kurt Damschroder was second person to die in the backcountry off Park City Mountain Resort’s Ninety-Nine 90 lift in January

(Photo courtesy of the Damschroder family) Kurt Damschroder, 57, of Park City died after getting caught in an avalanche near Square Top Mountain.

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