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SnowBrains Forecast: Multiple Inches of Snow Incoming for Parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming

Several inches of snow forecast for the high peaks of the Rockies this weekend. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Fall is right around the corner, and nothing makes that more evident than some high mountain snow over the Rockies. A trough is currently enveloping much of the western United States, and will continue to move west-to-east across the Rockies this weekend. This is […]
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Uinta Mountains, UT, Backcountry Snowmobiling Report: Powdersurfing in a Whole New World

Report from Sunday, January 21, 2024 With the avalanche danger at a deadly level throughout most of Northern Utah, it was a lovely day for a snowmobile ride.  To make it interesting, we decided we’d scope out a different mountain range than what we were used to in search of some white waves to powdersurf—the Uinta Mountains east of Park […]
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Hiker Fell 1,000-Feet to His Death From Utah’s Highest Mountain, King’s Peak

The four-day search for a missing hiker on King’s Peak in Utah ended Sunday when crews discovered his body. The body of Kyle Wimpenny, 25 from Boise, ID was discovered in the High Uintas at about 2:30 pm yesterday.  From initial investigations, it looked like he fell 1,000-feet while attempting to summit King’s Peak. Kyle was reported missing on Wednesday […]
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