A Quebec man killed in an avalanche in Utah over the weekend is being remembered as an avid outdoorsman who loved nature.

Utah authorities said David Ethier died while splitboarding Saturday in Millcreek Canyon near Salt Lake City and his body was recovered on Tuesday.

Deputy Arlan Bennett says Ethier had been splitboarding in the Millcreek Canyon area on Saturday, but was swept under the snow during an avalanche.

David Ethier, a 38-year-old outdoors enthusiast from Quebec, was killed in an avalanche on a Utah mountainside this weekend.{ai:summary}<p>David Ethier, a Quebec man, died in an avalanche while splitboarding in Millcreek Canyon, Utah. His body was recovered two days later, with authorities noting his passion for the outdoors. </p><p>Ethier was remembered as an avid nature enthusiast. #outdoors</p>

Quebec man killed in avalanche while splitboarding on Utah mountainside

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