Now is a great time to dial in your safety gear including putting fresh new batteries in your beacons! Local shops across the state will be handing out free
Batteries for Beacons now until February 1, 2025. All you need to do is fill out a quick survey and grab the AAA or AA batteries you need to keep your beacon fresh this season. Find participating shops and more info
here.
Join the UAC and DPS Skis for a fun night of Avalanche Jeopardy tonight, December 20th from 6:00 - 8:30 PM at Industry SLC. More information for this FREE event is available
here. See you there!
This Morning: Skies are clear and temperatures at many mountain locations are above freezing and in the mid 30's F, with the coolest temperatures at low-elevation trailheads. Winds are from the west/southwest and generally light, with the highest ridge lines gusting to 30 mph.
Today: Beacon, probe, shovel, and ..... sunhat. Sunny skies with temperatures soaring to near-record levels as they rise well into the mid and upper 40's F. Winds will be from the west/southwest with gusts in the low 20's mph along exposed mid-level ridge lines. 11,000' ridges will gust to around 30 mph.
Extended Forecast: Tomorrow is the first day of astronomical winter, but it may take a few more days to reflect this. A weak storm arrives late Sunday with a few inches of snow possible, and a decent system arriving around the 25th is looking more promising. The final week of 2024 shows hints of active weather.
The last avalanche activity reported from the backcountry occurred on Tuesday: (1) in
Days Fork and, (2)
Scotts Peak along the Park City ridgeline. These avalanches were on northeast aspects and 2 feet deep; with the Days Fork avalanche 800 feet wide; each failing on our buried persistent weak layer.
Despite the current benign weather, it has been an active week with several avalanches from the backcountry. Be sure to catch up with the
Week in Review:
