Central Mountains storm history

A group of four snowmobilers were recreating near the Left Fork Huntington Creek when one of them became stuck. Another person, a 36-year-old male, circled uphill to come help; he triggered an avalanche that buried him but did not catch the stuck snowmobilers. The other snowmobil…

A group of snowmobilers were recreating on the southern end of the Manti Skyline, just east out of 12 Mile Canyon, in Sevier County. For part of the afternoon, most of the group members were riding independently; however, around 4:00 pm, the group realized one of the members was …

Four snowmobilers were finishing up a day of riding west of Lost Creek Reservoir. They were well aware of the avalanche danger, and as such, had avoided climbing any hills through the day. However, wanting to get back home quicker, they cut across one of the hills, and an avalanc…

A group of very experienced backcountry skiers went to explore Big Horseshoe Bowl, an area near Ephraim, Utah, on the morning of March 26th. They had read the avalanche forecast, which had an overall hazard of Moderate with pockets of Considerable, so they were being careful, tes…

Several SNOTEL stations including Beaver Dams, Pickle Keg, and Oak Creek recorded from 1.0 to 2.3 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 27 inches of snow.

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 1.4-1.9 inches, with an estimated 15-20 inches of snowfall.

Several SNOTEL stations including Upper Joes Valley, Beaver Dams, and Pine Creek recorded from 1.3 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 14 to 40 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Wrigley Creek, Pickle Keg, and GBRC Meadows recorded 0.9 to 2.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 37 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Fish Lake Utah, Buck Flat, and Wrigley Creek recorded roughly 0.8 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 33 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Seeley Creek, Farnsworth Lake, and Pine Creek recorded 0.9 to 1.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 21 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Rees Flat, Red Pine Ridge, and Pine Creek. recorded roughly 1.0 to 2.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 13 to 34 inches of snow. Strong winds and wind gusts were also observed at various mesonet sites in the zone throug…

Snow water equivalent at several SNOTEL sites ranged from 2.5-3.5 inches, with an estimated 25-40 inches of snowfall accumulation.

Several SNOTEL stations including GBRC Meadows, Pickle Keg, and Buck Flat recorded around 0.9 to 2.0 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 26 inches of snow. Strong wind gusts were also observed through the event at mesonet sites including SR-72 at Hog…

Several SNOTEL stations including Rees Flat, Pickle Keg, and Rockwood GS recorded from 0.9 to 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 16 to 31 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Pickle Keg, Farnsworth Lake, and GBRC HQ recorded around 0.7 to 1.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 18 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations, including Rees Flat, Pine Creek, Oak Creek, Beaver Dams, and Farnsworth Lake recorded snow water equivalent of 1.6 to 3.3 inches, resulting in approximately 20 to 40 inches of snowfall accumulation. State Route 25 was closed from milepost 0 to milepost 9 …

Several SNOTEL stations including GBRC HQ, Gooseberry RS, and GBRC Meadows recorded 0.9 to 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 13 to 20 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including GBRC Meadows, Buck Flat, and Pine Creek recorded 1.4 to 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 22 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Pickle Keg, Seeley Creek, and GBRC Meadows recorded 1.1 to 1.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 19 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Box Creek, Pickle Keg, and GBRC Meadows recorded 1.1 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 44 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Pine Creek, Dill's Camp, and Buck Flat recorded 0.8 to 1.0 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 13 to 17 inches of snow.

A snow water equivalent of 1.60 inches, or approximately 19 inches of snow, was recorded at Pine Creek. Oak Creek recieved a snow water equivalent observations of 1.30 inches, or approximately 16 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Box Creek, Dills Camp, and Pine Creek recorded 0.9 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 16 to 38 inches of snow.

Snow Squall. The I-70 at Salina Summit mesonet station recorded a period of wind gusts of 20 to 43 mph and visibility ranging from approximately less than 0.25 miles to 1.50 miles with moderate to heavy precip reported (snow) as a snow squall moved through the area.

Several SNOTEL stations including Fish Lake Utah, Pickle Keg, and Mt. Baldy recorded 0.9 to 3.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 49 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Box Creek, Buck Flat, and Mt Baldy recorded 0.8 to 1.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 16 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Rees Flat, Beaver Dams, and Red Pine Ridge recorded 1.8 to 4.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 17 to 44 inches of snow. Note that some snow in the high elevations began as early as 12/30/22.

A wind gust of 91 mph was recorded by the SR-72 Hogan Pass mesonet site.

Several SNOTEL stations including Buck Flat, Red Pine Ridge, and Seely Creek recorded between around 0.7 to 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 12 to 18 inches of snow.

Precipitation amounts included snow water equivalent of 3.4 to 4.1 inches, or approximately 22 to 25 inches of snow, at GBRC Meadows, Mt Baldy, and Seeley Creek SNOTELs and snow water equivalent of 2.3 to 2.8 inches, or approximately 14 to 17 inches of snow, at GBRC HQ, Thistle F…

Precipitation amounts included snow water equivalent of 2.0 to 2.2 inches, or approximately 27 to 31 inches of snow, at Mt Baldy and Pine Creek SNOTELs, and 1.0 to 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 14 to 16 inches of snow, at Oak Creek, Buck Flat, and Farnswor…

Precipitation amounts inched 2.7 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 38 inches of snow, at Mt Baldy SNOTEL, 1.7 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 24 inches of snow, at Oak Creek SNOTEL, and 1.6 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 22 inc…

The Pine Creek SNOTEL recorded 4 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 60 inches of snow, while the Pickle Keg SNOTEL recorded 2.2 inches of snow water equivalent, or approximately 33 inches of snow.

The Buck Flat and Wrigley Creek SNOTEL sites received 2.1 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 28 inches of snow. The GBRC Meadows SNOTEL received 1.6 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 21 inches of snow. In addition a COOP observer…

The SR-72 at Hogan Pass sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

Heavy precipitation was recorded at numerous SNOTEL stations, including Pine Creek with 4.5 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 45 inches of snow, Pickle Keg with 4.2 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 42 inches of snow, Bobs Hollo…

Numerous SNOTEL stations reported heavy snow, including Pine Creek with 2.8 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 33 inches of snow, Bobs Hollow with 1.4 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 21 inches of snow, and Pickle Keg with 1.3 inches of snow or about 19 inches of …

The sensor located at Hogan Pass on state Route 72 recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

The sensor located at Freemont Junction on Interstate 70 recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

The sensor located on Signal Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 65 mph.

Several SNOTEL stations reported heavy snow, including Red Pine Ridge with 1.3 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 18 inches of snow, and Buck Flat with 1.2 inches of snow water equivalent, or about 17 inches of snow.

A maximum wind gust of 80 mph was reported at Hogan Pass.

The Pine Creek SNOTEL received 1.10 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 18 inches of snow.

The Pine Creek SNOTEL received 1.6 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 19 inches of snow.

The Red Pine Ridge SNOTEL received 1.60 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 18 inches of snow.

The Mt. Baldy SNOTEL in central Utah recorded 1.80 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 25 inches of snow.

The Mt. Baldy SNOTEL in central Utah recorded 2.50 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 23 inches of snow.

The Dills Camp SNOTEL received 2.20 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation, or approximately 30 inches of snow.

The Coop station at Fremont Indian State Park recorded a storm total of 28 inches of snow. Note that this event began in January.

The Coop station at Fremont Indian State Park recorded a storm total of 28 inches of snow. Note that this event continued into February.