Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Friday morning, October 17, 2025
And... we're back!
Thanks for checking in and stay tuned... we’ll issue updates as conditions warrant. Daily forecasts and danger ratings are weather dependent, though often start in early December.
Special Announcements
It's a grateful date- Thursday October 23rd, from 6-10 PM- Please join Park City Brewing, Powder Buoy, and Utah Avy to kick off winter in Park City! All the deets here
Saturday, November 1 - 18th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW). The in-person session will be held at the Eccles Center Park City. 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060. - Information and tickets are available here.
Saturday, December 6 - 18th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This session will be held in-person at the Wasatch Jr High School Auditorium. 3750 S 3100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Information and tickets are available here.
Weather and Snow
Nowcast- Thinning clouds drift to the east in the wake of Wednesday nights system which clobbered the North Slope, delivering 8" of moisture rich snow with right around 1.2" H2O. In other words, dense, heavy, base-building glop! Further south from Mirror Lake through Wolf Creek and Strawberry, storm totals are closer to 4" of thick, white paint. At o'dark thirty, temperatures register in the mid 20's and winds are light and northerly.
Forecast: A brush-by Friday tonight delivers cooler air, but high pressure quickly builds and that means a warm, dry, and spectacular weekend.
Futurecast: Another weak system clips northern Utah late Sunday. Generally uneventful weather is on tap for the upcoming week.
Andy delivers a low-tech, four digit, blue collar conditions report from his deck in Samak... looks like 3" of snow near the trailheads.
Recent Avalanches
Roof-a-lanches! Something to keep an eye on and avoid being underneath as we visit our cabins and get our stoves fired up.
Additional Information
The Uinta weather station network was upgraded this summer and all that real-time info is found HERE. Simply click on "western Uinta" tab and then "weather stations" tab.
We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. So... if you see something, say something. You can reach me directly at craig@utahavalanchecenter.org or 801-231-2170.
Also, if you're looking for more avy education opportunities for yourself, your crew, or your club please don't hesitate to reach out to me and we'll find a presentation, class, or clinic for ya!
General Announcements
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Issued on Friday, October 17th this forecast will be updated when the weather, weather's again!
This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.