Utah Avalanche Center warns of high danger, 8 avalanches in 4 days

Avalanche triggered on Saturday with explosives Photo: bird

NORTHERN UTAH — The Utah Avalanche Center has tabulated eight avalanches in the past four days in Northern Utah with several being skier triggered. Currently there is an avalanche warning in effect through 6:00am Wednesday. Recent heavy snow accompanied by strong winds has made for widespread areas of unstable snow.

For the Salt Lake Area Mountains today the avalanche danger is HIGH on mid and upper elevation aspects facing west through north and east, where strong winds and recent snowfall have created dangerous avalanche conditions. Both natural and human-triggered avalanches are likely. Traveling in or below avalanche terrain is not recommended.

Another storm is set to start on Wednesday evening and could produce another 10-20 inches of new snow. It may have been a slow start to winter but things have picked up quickly in the end of December.

Sharing some sad news out of Cooke City, Montana, where and avalanche took the lives of two snowmobilers yesterday. A sobering reminder that winter is here, dangerous avalanche conditions exist and this is not a time to let your guard down.

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