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 0 Comments
[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
Utah Avalanche Center to Host 28th Annual Backcountry Benefit on September 9 in Salt Lake City, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Utah Avalanche Center (@utavy) The Utah Avalanche Center’s biggest fundraiser of the year is back. The 28th Annual Backcountry Benefit will be held on Thursday, September 9th from 6-10 PM in the Black Diamond parking lot in Salt Lake City (2084 East 3900 South). The Utah Avalanche Center wrote […] Industry News AvyBrains | August 9, 2021 0 Comments
Bruce Tremper, Former Utah Avalanche Center Director, to Be Inducted Into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame In a social media post over the weekend, the Utah Avalanche Center announced that their former director, Bruce Tremper, is to be “inducted into the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame in August at the Olympic Winter Sports Center in Park City for creative contributions to the avalanche world.” Bruce Tremper, former UAC Director for 29 years, will be inducted into […] Industry News AvyBrains | May 17, 2021 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center: “Wet and Glide Avalanches Coming” – Be Wary of Spring Conditions AvyBrains | April 2, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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