Wasatch Mountains South of I-80 storm history

A skier and a guide were caught in an avalanche in the East Bowl of upper Silver Fork. The skier triggered the avalanche above the guide who was skiing below. Both were carried by the avalanche. The skier was badly injured, with a broken leg, but survived. The guide had traumatic…

A snowboarder died in an avalanche in Silver Fork of Big Cottonwood Canyon.

A man was snowboarding in the Porter Fork area of Millcreek Canyon when he was caught by an avalanche. He was dug from the snow several days later.

A group of three backcountry skiers set out early in the morning to ski in the Big Willow Aprons area near Lone Peak. After skiing for several hours without issue, an unintentionally triggered soft slab avalanche occurred on the north aspect of the slope (approximately 40 degree …

The body of a 50-year-old Holladay man was found buried in the snow following a presumed roof avalanche in Brighton.

The Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center reported that two groups, totaling eight people, were backcountry skiing at Wilson Glade in Millcreek Canyon, when an avalanche was triggered. The avalanche caught and buried six of the people, leading to four fatalities, while two survive…

A 57-year-old male was killed in an avalanche on Square Top Peak along the Park City ridgeline. In the two days leading up to the avalanche, there was a storm system that brought around 14 inches of new snow, with over an inch of snow water equivalent.

A 31-year-old male snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in Dutch Draw. Weather was generally fair the day of the avalanche, with light winds and temperatures in the mid 20s. However in the week leading up to the avalanche, there were two storms, one bringing 1-4 inches of snow,…

A 45-year-old male snowboarder was caught, carried, and killed in an avalanche in Dutch Draw along the Park City Ridgeline. The avalanche ran about 460 vertical feet over a distance of 700 feet, and the snowboarder was carried about 400 vertical feet over a distance of 600 feet a…

A 50-year-old male skier went missing in the Park City area on the afternoon of January 31. After two days of searching, his body was eventually found along Rip's Ridge, where he apparently had triggered an avalanche, and had been buried and killed.

A group of skiers was skiing along Gobblers Knob, between Big Cottonwood and Millcreek Canyons, on the afternoon of January 21. An avalanche, about 600 feet wide, was triggered, and two of the skiers were caught. One skier was partially buried and sustained minor injuries. The ot…

A group of six snowshoers were traveling just north of Tibble Fork Reservoir in American Fork Canyon when they triggered a small avalanche. One of the snowshoers, a 21-year-old female, was swept away and buried in the snow. While she was able to be resuscitated, she passed away t…

This particular avalanche fatality attracted attention because the victim, a 34-year-old male, was employed by the Utah Department of Transportation to forecast and control avalanche conditions. The victim was on duty, doing fieldwork alone on Kessler Peak (in Big Cottonwood Cany…

The Wood Hollow Fire began on June 23rd near Fountain Green, Utah in Sanpete County. The fire was ignited when gusty winds caused a power line to come too close to the top of another power pole, sparking a grass fire at its base. The electrical ground wires had been removed by co…

Two snowboarders were in Dutch Draw, a backcountry area south of the Canyons Resort. After a brief stop, the victim went ahead of the other snowboarder, where he triggered an avalanche, was caught, and was buried. While he was eventually dug out of the snow by his companion, and …

Three men, a skier and two split-boarders, went up Big Cottonwood Canyon on the morning of January 28th. They eventually reached Kessler Peak, and began to descend the west face, with one of the split-boarders in the lead. The man in the lead triggered a hard slab avalanche, whic…

Two expert skiers were traveling along the well-known terrain of Alta Ski Lifts and Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort on November 13th; however, the resorts were not open yet, and the snowpack was very unstable, with considerable to high avalanche danger. When the two skiers reached…

A skier triggered an avalanche in an area known as Meadows, a backcountry area in Big Cottonwood Canyon, out-of-bounds of nearby Solitude Ski Resort. The avalanche buried the victim; he was found and dug out less than an hour after the avalanche occurred, but had already passed a…

Following the snow storm the previous day, the Mt. Baldy side of Snowbird resort was open to the public for the first time in the season. Prior to the avalanche, over a period of about 3 hours, an estimated 300 people crossed the starting zone of the avalanche or skied over the s…

The Wood Hollow Fire began on June 23rd near Fountain Green, Utah in Sanpete County. The fire was ignited when gusty winds caused a power line to come too close to the top of another power pole, sparking a grass fire at its base. The electrical ground wires had been removed by co…

Law enforcement in addition to the Utah Avalanche Center reported a natural avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon between Snowbird and Alta, which resulted in the partial burial of 3 vehicles containing a total of 5 or 6 passengers. No injuries were reported, and the main canyon …

Several SNOTEL stations including Cascade Mountain, Mill-D North, and Atwater recorded from 1.6 to 2.6 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 19 to 34 inches of snow. Additionally, many snow safety community partners, including those within the Utah Departmen…

Several SNOTEL stations including Timpanogos Divide, Mill-D North, and Atwater recorded from 1.6 to 2.4 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 21 to 32 inches of snow. Additionally, snow safety partners including those at Alta, Brighton, and Park City reporte…

Several SNOTEL stations including Mill-d North, Cascade Mountain, and Timpanogos Divide recorded from 1.4 to 2.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 19 to 38 inches of snow. Additionally, many snow safety community partners, including those within the Utah…

A storm total snowfall of 37.0 inches with 3.69 inches of snow water equivalent was recorded at Alta-Collins. Other snowfall observations include 35.0 inches with 3.10 inches of snow water equivalent at Brighton Crest, 32.1 inches with 3.17 inches of snow water equivalent at Alta…

Sometime during the day, a party of backcountry skiers started a day in Big Cottonwood Canyon, eventually working their way up to the Park City ridgeline. The skiers then planned a descent into the Katie's area. One of the skiers started a descent, causing a hard slab to break ap…

A snowfall accumulation of 35.5 inches with 4.91 inches of snow water equivalent was measured at Alta. Other snowfall accumulations include 34.0 inches with 3.79 inches of snow water equivalent at Brighton, 27.0 inches with 3.08 inches of snow water equivalent at Snowbird, and 20…

Several SNOTEL stations including Mill-D North, Snowbird, and Atwater recorded 2.1 to 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 23 to 40 inches of snow. An additional report of 24.8 inches of snowfall was received from a snow safety official at Alta.

A snowfall accumulation of 26.0 inches was measured at Alta - Collins. Other snowfall accumulations include 19.8 inches at Alta - Udot, 19.0 inches at Brighton - Crest, and 18.5 inches at Snowbird.

Three skiers skiing on the east face of Mt. Raymond in Millcreek Canyon triggered an avalanche, with a width of approximately 200 feet, a depth of 2 feet, and a vertical run of approximately 800 feet. One of the skiers was caught in the slide and forced into trees at a high rate …

Several SNOTEL stations including Cascade Mountain, Mill-D North, and Atwater recorded 1.9 to 4.0 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 54 inches of snow. Additionally, some reports received from the snow safety community include 39 inches of snow at A…

Several SNOTEL stations including Cascade Mountain, Mill-D North, and Payson R.S. recorded roughly 1.2 to 1.8 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 18 to 26 inches of snow. Strong winds and wind gusts were also observed at various mesonet sites in the zone t…

A wind gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Central Wasatch Peaks - West mesonet site. Snowfall accumulation was generally below warning criteria, but Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed from around 11:30 p.m. on February 26 through 8:30 a.m. on February 27 for avalanche mitigation…

Time is unknown. Four skiers were caught in an avalanche near Big Cottonwood Canyon. One of the skiers had shoulder and upper leg pain and was not able to ski out. The other skiers called for help, and the injured skier was lifted out. The others skied out after medics recovered …

A snowfall accumulation of 27 inches was measured at the Brighton - Crest site. Other snowfall accumulations include 23.5 inches at the Alta-Collins site, 18.5 inches at Park City Mountain, and 18.0 inches at Solitude Mountain Resort.

Time is unknown. A group of three skiers noticed a solo skier was caught in an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon, then carried 1,500 feet by a second avalanche. A member of the group skied down to the caught individual, and called for assistance, with the injured skier then b…

A snowfall accumulation of 52 inches was measured at the Alta - Collins site. Other snowfall accumulations include 45 inches at the Brighton-Crest site, 39 inches at Park City Mountain, and 34 inches at Snowbird. Little Cottonwood Canyon was closed for portions of time on Februar…

A group of snowmobilers (estimated at 5 total) were riding in American Fork Canyon Saturday January 13 at an elevation of approximately 10000 feet on a northeast aspect. An avalanche was unintentionally triggered, catching 3 of the members, resulting in partial burial of 2 member…

A group of several skiers were backcountry skiing in the of Porter Fork area within Millcreek Canyon on Friday, January 12. The group completed multiple runs in the West Porter Fork portion, and on their third ascent, opted to exit Main Porter Fork from West Porter Fork. As they …

Several SNOTEL stations including Timpanogos Divide, Thaynes Canyon, and Atwater recorded roughly 1.8 to 5.5 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 22 to 71 inches of snow. Some additional snowfall reports from the snow safety community include 57.0 inches at…

A snowfall accumulation of 33.0 inches with 1.91 inches of snow water equivalent was measured at Snowbird. Other snowfall observations included 28.0 inches with 1.80 inches of snow water equivalent recorded by the Alta-Collins automated weather station at Alta Ski Area, 23.0 inch…

A storm total snowfall of 50.0 inches with 4.66 inches of snow water equivalent was recorded by the Alta-Collins automated weather station at Alta Ski Area. Other snowfall observations included 41.0 inches with 3.52 inches of snow water equivalent recorded by the Brighton-Crest a…

A wind gust of 79 mph was recorded at the Cardiff Peak SNOTEL site. A wind gust of 78 mph occurred at the Central Wasatch Peaks site.

Recorded wind gusts included 79 mph at the Central Wasatch Peaks mesonet site and 75 mph at the Sundance-Arrowhead mesonet site.

Continued warmth and snowmelt produced a number of large wet avalanches on state Route 210 (Little Cottonwood Canyon Road), including White Pine Chutes 1-4 which ran over the road prolonging closures.

Rapid warming produced a natural avalanche across the opened portion of State Route 210 (Little Cottonwood Canyon Road) on the 6th. The avalanche flowed into Snowbird, crossing the Chickadee trail and lift. The town of Alta and Snowbird Village returned to interlodge until the 7t…

Snowfall accumulation of 67.0 inches with 3.59 inches of snow water equivalent was observed at Alta Ski Area. Other snowfall accumulations include 51.0 inches with 2.55 inches of snow water equivalent at Canyons Village at Park City, 35.0 inches with 2.01 inches of snow water equ…

Several SNOTEL stations including Thaynes Canyon, Brighton, and Snowbird recorded 1.3 to 2.7 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 19 to 39 inches of snow. Snow observers at Solitude Mountain Resort and Alta Ski Area reported 26 and 34 inches respectively. A…

Several SNOTEL stations including Cascade Mountain, Atwater, and Mill-D North recorded 1.6 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 22 to 27 inches of snow.

Several SNOTEL stations including Brighton, Atwater, and Snowbird recorded 1.7 to 2.1 inches of snow water equivalent, resulting in approximately 21 to 26 inches of snow.