Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the prior week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.) The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, December 31 through Thursday, January 6: Summary: Heavy snowfall and strong winds over much of the recent week. Widespread avalanche activity, including very large remotely-triggered avalanches failing in faceted snow down near the ground. Friday, December 31: 14-22" of snowfall containing upwards of 2" of water. Natural and …

Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the prior week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.) The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, December 24 through Thursday, December 30: Summary: This past week featured little to no sunshine, periods of moderate to heavy snowfall, and strong winds from the west and southwest. Snowfall totals are roughly 3-5' with water amounts of 4-7". Human-triggered and natural avalanches as well as some very large avalanches from control work at resorts. …

Early in the morning on the day after Christmas I was up looking at snowfall across the state. What jumped out at me from snowfall graphs was that they look just like ones leading up to avalanche fatalities. I say this because I have written many accident reports about fatal avalanches. The graphs of snowfall history leading up to each accident typically look the same every time, and currently they are matching the graphs of current snowfall across the state. It was shocking for me to see the same snowfall patterns, and I think conditions right now are ripe for a serious accident. …

Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the prior week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.) The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, December 17 through Thursday, December 23: Summary: Several human-triggered avalanches with some near-misses. A list of avalanche occurrences for the Salt Lake mountains. Almost all avalanche activity occurred on northerly-facing slopes failing in weak, faceted snow buried underneath the previous week's storm and wind-driven snow. Avalanches …

Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the prior week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.) The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, December 10 through Thursday, December 16: Summary: Early season storms in October and early November gave a promising start to the season, but an extended dry spell of cold, clear weather weakened the snowpack on the shady, northerly aspects at the mid and upper elevations, turning the existing snow surface into weak, sugary facets. A storm system …

Batteries for Beacons Program The goal of this program is to get you free batteries for your avalanche beacon! Bring your beacon into a participating shop between Dec 4-11, and sign up by scanning a QR Code and providing your name, email, and recreation region. When you sign up and receive batteries, you are eligible for a drawing for 20 probe and shovel combos. At the end of Avalanche Awareness Week, winners will be drawn! Find a list of participating shops below. Participating Shops ADS Motorsports 2339 S 1900 W Ogden, …

Utah's 3rd Annual Avalanche Awareness Week is Upon Us! Three years ago the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 380, which recognizes the first week of December as Avalanche Awareness Week. Join the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, Utah State Parks, and Utah Department of Transportation to celebrate the Third Annual Avalanche Awareness week, from December 5- December 11th. The goal of this week is to ultimately save lives through activities that promote avalanche awareness, education, and safety. We have a variety of events to promote avalanche safety this …