The First Annual Avalanche Awareness Week is December 2-7

We have a week full of fun and educational events planned. Check out the schedule here.

As part of your early season tune-up, consider taking an avalanche class. We have lots of avalanche education classes listed already, from Know Before You Go to Companion Rescue to our Backcountry 101. Click on the Education menu on our webpage for a full list of classes from the UAC and other providers. Check out the Know Before You Go eLearning program for free, online, avalanche classes.

Clouds stream into the area this morning ahead of a quick moving storm slated to impact northern Utah just after sunrise. Overnight, west and southwest winds ramped into the mid and upper 30's and temperatures dipped into the teens and low 20's, where they sit early this morning. No new snow has fallen in the past 24 hours and total snow depths average just about a foot.

Looks like a pattern change is on tap and a fast moving cold front brings a quick shot of snow to the area in the next couple of hours. West and northwest winds bump into the 30's and snow develops later this morning. High temperatures don't vary much from where we're at now and overnight lows dip into the single digits. While mostly a Cottonwood Canyons oriented storm, the eastern front should squeeze out 6"-8" of snow by early Tuesday. A break in the action is slated for late Tuesday and early Wednesday with a cool and unsettled pattern continuing for much of the remainder of the upcoming week.