Heavy Snow — Wasatch Mountains South of I80, Utah

1996-12-05 to 1996-12-06 · Wasatch Mountains South of I80, Utah

Wider weather episode

A storm system combined with a moist westerly flow to spread heavy snow to much of the state. The valleys received from 6-11 inches while the mountains from 1-2 feet. The highest total for the mountains was at the Park City ski resort where 23 inches accumulated. Bountiful measured 11 inches for highest in the valleys. The wet snow helped to trigger 6 avalanches during and shortly after the storm. A 37-year old man snowmobiling near Bountiful Peak was killed when he was overcome by one of these slides. There were also about 100 traffic accidents with 20 known injuries during this storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5582952. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.