Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/30 - 4/5. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Low Considerable Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Summary - A significant rain event Friday and Saturday followed by generally stable conditions through midweek. A cold storm system enters the region late in the week. Friday April 6 - A warm storm system enters the state …

Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/30 - 4/5. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Low Moderate Moderate Low Low Low Low Summary - A period of general stability in the central Wasatch. For those interested in alpine pursuits on Mount Timpanogos in the Provo mountains, an excellent summary of a recent avalanche cycle can be found here. The photo below highlights …

In this podcast, we talk with long time Utah Avalanche Center proobserver Mark White.Mark grew up in the Wasatch Range and is oneof the last true self-described "ski bums".Mark works as a carpenter in the off seasonso he can ski the backcountry nearly every day in winter. He grew up ski racing, but now only wants to ski untracked faces (although sometimes an avalanche will beat him to the untracked powder). Our conversation starts withthestory in 2002 when Mark and his girlfriend Marla rescued and recovered a lone and fully buried skier in a debris pile under the run …

Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/23 - 3/29. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Considerable Considerable Moderate Moderate Considerable Moderate Moderate Summary - Small amounts of dense storm snow early in the period followed by increasingly stable conditions. Rain to nearly 10,000' on 3/23 creates a stout 2-6" frozen crust that bridgesweaker layers …

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Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/16- 3/22. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Considerable Considerable Considerable Moderate Moderate Moderate Considerable Summary: Another over-achieving storm system during the weekend, followed by high pressure. Warm, wet, and windysystem enters the state late in the week. Friday March 16 - Quiet day with only some …

On Thursday, March 8th, two skiers were caught in an avalanche on Kessler Peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Read the full report HERE. They were extremely lucky and were not injured or buried. An interesting component to this avalanche was how they got there in the first place. Kessler Peak is a very complex mountain. Avalanche starting zones exist at a variety of elevations and many face several different directions. This terrain makes the snowpack complex, variable and difficult to assess. This terrain also makes it difficult to choose safe ascent routes. A recent …