Wasatch Dispatch: Dawn Patrolling | Fresh Snow & the Fast Crew After an endless dry spell (ok… like 10 days) a quick hitting cold front moved through dropping 20 to 25 cm of dry Utah powder. Great Salt Lake even got in on the action firing off a few convective showers of the fabled “lake effect”. Reason enough to get out early; time for a dawn patrol. Upper Little Cottonwood came […] Trip Report John Solder | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Dispatch: Further Afield | Searching out Stability & Solitude With the north half of the compass shut down to backcountry travel in the cottonwoods, it was time to get out and explore some more of the Wasatch. In the trusty Ranger, I ventured north, where the lack of October snow has made for much better avalanche conditions. After gathering knowledge from friends and the google, I landed at the […] Conditions Report John Solder | December 13, 2018 0 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Injures Skier In 600-Foot Ride in Utah on Saturday Over the weekend a skier-triggered avalanche caught and carried a person. While only 30 feet wide, the slide ran 600 feet!! Through trees and all. The avalanche occurred on Dec. 8th, 2018. The caught skier suffered a facial laceration that required a trip to the ER and badly bruised hip, back, and shoulder. BUT SURVIVED!! With a broken ski, the group […] Avalanche John Solder | December 11, 2018 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: December Is Here | Cold Days & Jolly Fellows With 4 feet of snow since Thanksgiving, the shoulder season daze is lifting all across the Wasatch Front and cold dry powder is now on our collective minds. A short break in the weather was forecasted, a magic blue window on Saturday morning, and we knew it was going to be a special day. This time of year the people […] Trip Report John Solder | December 7, 2018 0 Comments
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