April 15, 2021
Week in Review: April 9 - 15, 2021
Greg Gagne
Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the prior week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.)
This is our last Week in Review for the 2020-21 season. We hope you have found this a useful feature for your backcountry planning and awareness. It will return in December once the 2021-22 season begins.
The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, April 9 through Thursday, April 15:
Summary: Clear skies and a generally cool start through Tuesday, April 12. Beginning late Tuesday, a …
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Week in Review: April 2 - 8, 2021
Greg Gagne
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, April 2 through Thursday, April 8:
Summary: Warm temperatures over the weekend with a Tuesday storm that brings 6-12" to the upper reaches of the Cottonwoods.
Friday, April 2 - Monday, April 5: Very warm temperatures and strong sunshine lead to wet-loose avalanches, although fortunately, none were especially large.
Tuesday, April 6: A …
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Week in Review: March 26 - April 1, 2021.
Greg Gagne
Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the previous week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.)
The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, March 26 through Thursday, April 1:
Summary: Light snowfall and colder temperatures early in the period, with gradually warming temperatures and wet avalanche activity. The UDOT avalanche forecasting operation in Little Cottonwood reports March snow/water totals of 53" snow containing 4.15" of water. (March averages 86" with 7.90" water.)
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Read more March 25, 2021
Week in Review: March 19 - 25, 2021
Greg Gagne
Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the previous week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.)
The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, March 19 through Thursday, March 25:
Summary:
Friday, March 19: Clear skies with increasing winds ahead of a cold front that arrives over the weekend. Only minimal wet-loose avalanche activity is reported.
Saturday, March 20: Moderate to strong winds from the southwest as a cold front enters the region during the afternoon. Storm …
Read more March 18, 2021
Week in Review: March 12 - 18, 2021
Greg Gagne
Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the previous week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.)
The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, March 12 through Thursday, March 18:
Summary: The usual pattern of Spring weather with periods of snow Friday/Saturday and Tuesday, as well as north and northeast winds that were especially strong Saturday into Sunday. These winds created fresh wind drifts with several human-triggered avalanches reported on Sunday, March 14.
Friday, March …
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Week in Review: March 5 - 11, 2021
Greg Gagne
Our Week in Review highlights significant snowfall, weather, and avalanche events of the previous week. (Review the archived forecasts for the Salt Lake mountains.)
The danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains from Friday, March 5 through Thursday, March 11:
Summary: As evident by the week of all-green roses, for the first time this season, prolonged stability as the persistent weak layer has gone dormant and only minimal wet avalanche activity and sluffing in low-density storm snow.
Friday, March 5: Only minor, wet loose avalanche activity reported.
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