Family devastated after Wyoming man is killed in avalanche
Feb 4, 2025, 7:11 PM | Updated: 7:29 pm
EVANSTON, Wyoming — Trevor Harmon said he and his half-brother, Scott Wright practically grew up on snowmobiles.
They’ve had more backcountry time than a lot of people, and right now a lot of people are devastated that Wright did not make it back.
“He’s always been hell-bent on those things,” Harmon said. “Ever since he was old enough to grab a whole handful of throttle.”
We all have our passions in life, and for Scott Wright, this was a big one.
Trevor Harmon and his brother ran High Uinta Ventures Joatmon together for several years, parting ways more recently.
“He’s always an airborne ranger,” Harmon said. “I guess you’d say to jump really high and climb really steep stuff and jump off it.”
Harmon said Wright sometimes takes that experience to help rescue people who became stranded about 30 miles south of Evanston.
Search and rescue crews from Rich, Cache, and Weber counties responded Monday, but it ultimately took nearly four hours since the avalanche to find him.
Some friends of his who retrieved his snowmobile today tell me the snow out there was several feet deep.
“He’s affected a lot of people’s lives in a positive way — more than I know of,” Harmon said. “He’s just one of those dudes that’s cool to be around.”
So much so that when Harmon put out the word last night, dozens of people showed up for Wright. At least one friend, now planning a fundraiser in his honor. The details are still being worked out.
“My phone started ringing like crazy and it’s almost heartwarming to know that there’s that many people out there that are here to support him,” Harmon said.
While we don’t know exactly what went wrong Monday, Harmon is hopeful at the very least that people will be reminded to pay attention. Check the conditions and go prepared.
“The avalanches are no joke,” Harmon said. “You can hear the horror stories all day long, but until you’re directly affected by it, you don’t want to accept it.”