Blog: UAC Podcast - Finding the Line - A Conversation with UAC Pro Observer Mark White Hardesty In this podcast, we talk with long time Utah Avalanche Center pro observer Mark White. Mark grew up in the Wasatch Range and is one of the last true self-described "ski bums". Mark works as a carpenter in the off season so he can ski the backcountry nearly every day in winter. He grew up ski racing, but now only wants to ski untracked faces (although sometimes an avalanche will beat him to the untracked powder). …

Blog: Week in Review (March 23 - 29) Greg Gagne Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/23 - 3/29. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Considerable Considerable Moderate Moderate Considerable Moderate Moderate Summary - Small amounts of dense storm snow early in the period followed by increasingly …

Blog: The Powder Cloud - UAC Newsletter - March 2018 Attach File: 2018-03-27-Newsletter-1.pdf Published on Utah Avalanche Center (https://utahavalanchecenter.org)

Blog: Week in Review (Mar 16 - Mar 22) Greg Gagne Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/16 - 3/22. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Considerable Considerable Considerable Moderate Moderate Moderate Considerable Summary: Another over-achieving storm system during the weekend, followed by high …

Blog: Kessler Accident Follow-Up Mark Staples On Thursday, March 8th, two skiers were caught in an avalanche on Kessler Peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Read the full report HERE. They were extremely lucky and were not injured or buried. An interesting component to this avalanche was how they got there in the first place. Kessler Peak is a very complex mountain. Avalanche starting zones exist at a variety of elevations and many face several different directions. This terrain makes the snowpack complex, …

Blog: UAC Podcast - Mastery and False Mastery - An Interview with Big Don Sharaf Hardesty In this podcast, we sit down with 'Big Don' Sharaf. Don has run the gauntlet of a varied and well-traveled 30-year snow career. He has taught avalanche and mountaineering courses for the past 25 years and been a heli-ski guide and avalanche forecaster in Alaska for the past 15 years. In other words, he's got enough mileage in the mountains to have learned a thing or two, including the profound value of humility when …

Blog: Week in Review (March 9 - 15) Greg Gagne Progression of danger roses for the Salt Lake mountains for 3/9 - 3/15. (Click on the day of the week for the archived forecast for that day.) Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Considerable Considerable Summary - Two significant human-triggered avalanches over the weekend followed by strong warming …