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, January 22 through Thursday, January 28: Summary: A significant storm over Friday/Saturday, followed by a few days of benign weather. Winds begin to increase on Wednesday, January 27, ahead of a storm system on a southwest flow, leading to escalating avalanche danger. Snow/Water Totals for the week include: Upper Little …

A Seasonal Approach to Terrain Anna Keeling Late December in Utah, a couple of years ago: I was in a second-hand gear shop in Utah. A guy asked me what I thought about conditions on the Salt Lake Twins. At 11,329’ in altitude, the Twins soar 7000 feet above Salt Lake City and there’s a fair amount of terrain to get through to even top out on their windy and lofty summits. People often ask me what I think about conditions. I think about conditions most of the time. I watch the mountains from the valley - whether I am in Castle Hill Village or in Salt Lake …

In this episode, we talk with Jeff Hambelton. Jeff works with avaanche professinals from around the world and across disciplines to build avalanche education tools and train the next generation. In this episode: connecting to your audience, culture-shift after the Valentine's Day slide of 1999 at Mount Baker and the Danny Woods avalanche of 2008; affecting deeper change through social clubs; zone-based comms strategies; the value of simple rules; industry efforts to educate users; the future of motorized safety education. AIARE Motorized Program Manager Jeff works with …

The January drought continues, and weather and avalanche activity has been mostly unremarkable. Hopefully a change in the pattern this week will bring much-needed moisture to Southern Utah. South facing slopes near La Sal Pass on Jan. 14th, 2021. Although a weak storm dusted the La Sals on Jan 19th, the last major loading event occurred at the end of December, producing the only observed avalanche cycle so far this season. After this storm, the avalanche danger for the La Sals remained considerable for almost two weeks and dropped to moderate on January 11th. …

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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, January 8 through Thursday, January 14: Summary: Only one backcountry avalanche is reported over the past week. A few small storms deposit 2-5" throughout the week, with a strong wind event Sunday and Monday. Friday, January 15: No backcountry avalanches are reported, with a weak storm system that deposits 2-4" of dense snow in the upper …

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, January 8 through Thursday, January 14: Summary: This past week was marked by the tragic fatality of a snowboarder in an avalanche in Dutch Draw along the Park City Ridgeline. A total of eight avalanches are reported to the UAC over this past week. Friday, January 8: A 31-year old man is killed in an avalanche in Dutch Draw along the Park …