Join the UAC for the first "Stay and Play Avalanche Course" at Bear River Lodge in the Uintas, March 19th-22nd. This course is designed for snowmobilers by snowmobilers, where you will learn avalanche rescue, riding skills, and how to survive in the backcountry. Come enjoy all the luxury offerings at Bear River Lodge and improve your skills along the way.
You can find details and sign up HERE.
Overnight, clouds moved in, temperatures warmed, and the wind blowing from the southwest increased.
This morning, the skies are mostly cloudy, with trailhead temperatures hovering near freezing and upper elevation temperatures in the mid-20s °F. Winds are blowing out of the southwest 15-30 mph with gusts into the 50s mph.
Today, we’ll see mostly cloudy skies, with daytime temperatures reaching the upper 30s or low 40s °F, and winds blowing from the southwest remain steady at 15-25 mph with gusts in the 40s at upper elevations.
Outlook: A significant winter storm arrives late Monday, bringing the first in a series of powerful systems. By Thursday, storm totals could reach 30+ inches of snow with 2.0-3.0” SWE. Heavy snowfall and very strong winds, combined with a preexisting weak layer from the January dry spell, will create very dangerous backcountry avalanche conditions.
The Week in Review for Friday, February 6th - Thursday, February 12th, 2026, is hot off the press.
Yesterday, just outside of the Brighton area boundary along Pioneer Ridge, a snowboarder triggered a 1-to 2-foot-deep soft slab avalanche that broke on facets. The avalanche broke on a wind-drifted, northeast-facing slope at 10,000 feet. You can view the observation HERE.
Ski area teams hunting for avalanches in the Upper Cottonwoods triggered one very large, slab avalanche that broke on faceted snow. The avalanche occurred on a north-facing slope at 10,200 feet, under a cliff band.
A snowboard-triggered avalanche near Brighton, on a northeast-facing slope at 10,000 feet. HERE.
You can view all recent observations here.
