utah avalanche center

The Utah Avalanche Center, Powder Buoy and Park City Brewing will host the 2026 Powder Buoy Powder Party on Oct. 28 in Park City, featuring live music, food and a silent auction in support of avalanche safety programs.

Powder Party to kick off winter, support Utah Avalanche Center

by Rebecca Brenner
Published: Oct 7, 2026

A view of the avalanche in Butler Basin where two people were injured, one critically, after the slide buried them on Feb. 21, 2026.

Deadly avalanche cycle batters Utah backcountry, killing two and injuring three in days of rescues

by Marina Knight
Published: Feb 22, 2026

An impressive example of an avalanche crown occurred on a slope where the terrain immediately below the crown was only 27 degrees, failing on faceted and buried near-surface facets with a moderately hard slab. Just left of the main West Desolation Ridge on a shorter, steeper slope.

Utah Avalanche Center warns of HIGH avalanche danger statewide through weekend

by Heather Bergeson
Published: Feb 20, 2026

Wednesday's snow storm has created dangerous avalanche conditions throughout Utah.

Wasatch County mourns father killed in backcountry avalanche

by Heather Bergeson
Published: Feb 19, 2026

Wednesday's snow storm has created dangerous avalanche conditions throughout Utah.

Explosives trigger destructive avalanche on Park City ridgeline as UAC issues highest-level warning

by TownLift
Published: Feb 18, 2026

Photos of a backcountry avalanche in the Dutch Draw area from February 8, 2025.

Avalanche danger expected to spike across Utah this week as storms bring in long-awaited snow

by Heather Bergeson
Published: Feb 16, 2026

On Sunday afternoon, a party on the ridgeline above Two Dogs in Days Fork unintentionally released a cornice onto the slope below which triggered an avalanche that initially failed above the Christmas rain crust (CERC) layer, but stepped down to facets and depth hoar at the ground. The slide was on a northeast-facing slope at 10,100 feet and was 4.5 feet deep, 250 feet wide, and ran 700 feet, snapping trees along the way.

Utah Avalanche Center warns of life-threatening conditions after 4–6 foot deep slides

by Rebecca Brenner
Published: Jan 5, 2026

Sleds, safety, and survival training at UAC’s luxury snowmobiling retreat

Utah Avalanche Center
Published: Dec 9, 2025

A snowmobile triggered an avalanche in American Fork Canyon, spanning 1,400 feet in width and approximately 2 feet in depth.

Utah avalanche danger expected to rise as major storm brings 1 to 2 feet of snow

by TownLift
Published: Dec 4, 2025

One foot of drifted snow broke loose above a bed of rocks and bare ground on this northeast-facing slope, showing how little coverage it takes for early-season terrain to produce an avalanche.

“Avalanches are officially on the menu” as Utah’s thin snowpack produces early-season slide

by TownLift
Published: Nov 25, 2025

Powder day in Park City.

Kick off ski season right: Park City’s Powder Party hits Thursday

by Laura M
Published: Oct 22, 2025

A remotely-triggered avalanche at 9,700' along the Park City ridgeline.

New internship offers chance to support avalanche safety in Utah

by TownLift
Published: May 29, 2025

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