Welcome back... we missed you!
Thanks for checking in and stay tuned... we’ll issue updates as conditions warrant. Daily forecasts and danger ratings are weather dependent, though often start in early December.
Special AnnouncementsHuge thanks to everyone who came out for our 32nd annual backcountry benefit. 'Twas an absolute blast seeing old friends and making new ones along the way!
Save the date(s) and take a date(s)!
Saturday, October 11- Alpine Assassins Retro Movie Night at Brewvies. All the deets HERE
Monday, November 1 - 18th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW). The in-person session will be held at the Eccles Center Park City. 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060. - Information and tickets are available here.
Saturday, December 6 - 18th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This session will be held in-person at the Wasatch Jr High School Auditorium. 3750 S 3100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Information and tickets are available here.
Weather and SnowGeorge Harrison's third studio album "All Things Must Pass" accurately describes the shelf-life of our amazing run with a brilliantly extended Autumn. But ya know, it's early October, and things change fast around here. In fact, after a streak of record setting high temperatures a shift in the weather pattern brought the hammer down last weekend, ushering in the first significant October storm, delivering about 6" of snow, especially to the North Slope. Meanwhile, most terrain on the south half of the range from Mirror Lake through Wolf Creek and Currant Creek remains largely brown and void of snow.
Forecast: The workweek wraps up with another blast of moisture as the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla streams into the state. It's a warm system and I suspect most lower and mid elevations see rain, while a primer layer of white paint coats the highest peaks. Whilst short-lived, Saturday's cold front offers our best shot of accumulating storm snow.
Futurecast: A break for Sunday/Monday with more storminess on tap for midweek.
The Uinta weather station network was upgraded this summer and all that real-time info is found HERE. Simply click on "western Uinta" tab and then "weather stations" tab.
We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. So... if you see something, say something. You can reach me directly at craig@utahavalanchecenter.org or 801-231-2170.
Also, if you're looking for more avy education opportunities for yourself, your crew, or your club please don't hesitate to reach out to me and we'll find a presentation, class, or clinic for ya!
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Issued on Friday, October 10th this forecast will be updated when the snow begins flying again!
This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
