Utah Avalanche Center Aims to Raise $100,000 with Spring Campaign to Fund New Avalanche Safety Tools and Technology This article originally appeared on utahavalanchecenter.org You play an important role in helping the Utah Avalanche Center fulfill our mission to keep people on top of The Greatest Snow on Earth® by providing avalanche forecasting, awareness, and education throughout the state of Utah. By making a donation today you are investing in the tools, technology, and people who carry out […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center Describes How Best to Approach a Moderate Avalanche Danger With a Persistent Weak Layer The blog was originally published on utahavalanchecenter.org The danger was “only” moderate that day. My friends and I had climbed up through south-facing terrain looking to ski powder in an upper alpine north-facing bowl. It was a beautiful day. The danger had recently dropped, and we didn’t see or experience any outward signs of instability such as cracking, collapsing, or […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 20, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #42 | Utah Avalanche Center – Should We Use Avalanche Airbag Backpacks?, How To Stay Out of Avalanches, Updated “Know Before You Go” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area & Gunnison Crested Butte My guest today is the Utah Avalanche Center‘s Executive Director, Chad Brackelsberg: Chad joined the Utah Avalanche Center as Executive Director in July 2017. He is responsible for communications, marketing, fundraising, strategy, and UAC business operations. Chad brings more than 20 years of corporate experience in technology consulting and […] Podcasts Podcast | November 8, 2022 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center Shares Annual Season Report: 0 Avalanche Fatalities Last Winter View this post on Instagram A post shared by Utah Avalanche Center (@utavy) The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has released its annual report recapping the season’s noteworthy snow and avalanche events. The numbers are in, and although hundreds of avalanches were triggered and dozens of backcountry users were buried, no one was killed in an avalanche last […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 21, 2022 2 Comments
[PHOTOS] Utah Avalanche Center Warns of Danger at Closed Resorts After Slide at Alta Ski Area The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has warned skiers and riders to treat closed ski resorts like the backcountry after a skier triggered an avalanche at Alta Ski Area on Wednesday. Wednesday 5/4 – Skier triggered avalanches are reported from closed Cottonwood resorts. Treat closed ski areas like the backcountry as no control work is being performed. Avalanches are possible once […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 5, 2022 0 Comments
Don’t Miss Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, December 13-18th, Presented By Take Care Tahoe Brought to you by The Tahoe Fund Whether you’re a backcountry rookie or professional ski mountaineer, keeping your skills sharp is a life-long process. For the second year running, Take Care Tahoe is hosting Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, December 13-18th. It’s a mix of online programming and in-person events to promote backcountry safety and education, and best of all, it’s […] Featured Article Mike Lavery | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
The Importance of Tracking Early Season Weak Layers in the Snowpack… How Long do They Persist? This video and text was originally published on the Utah Avalanche Center website This is a presentation from Utah Avalanche Center director Mark Staples on tracking early season snow and how it may form persistent weak layers as well as how those layers heal. It’s October and it’s snowing in the mountains. Early season snow is exciting, but it can […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 27, 2021 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Utah Avalanche Center Conditions Update: Good Snowpack So Far in Wasatch, Keep an Eye on Incoming Atmospheric River View this post on Instagram A post shared by Utah Avalanche Center (@utavy) The snowpack in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains is off to a remarkably good start this year. That’s surprising for October because often early-season snowfall can create weak layers hidden deep within the snowpack which can cause devastating avalanches later in the winter. That is unless it […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 25, 2021 0 Comments
Avalanche
Podcasts
Featured Article
