avalanches Archive

• 1April 29, 2009

  Goodbye for the Summer: Last Utah Avalanche Report

  With the end of the ski season and all resorts but Snowbird shuttered, the Utah Avalanche Center is closing their...

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• 0February 25, 2009

  Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper

  I remember taking a one day course from Bruce Tremper, Director of the Utah Avalanche Center, and a friend who...

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• 3December 18, 2008

  Utah’s Spooky Snowpack Limiting Backcountry Travel

  With a long lull between the early-November dumping and the currently endless stormcycle, avalanche conditions in the Wasatch Mountains have...

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• 0February 17, 2003

  Backcountry Blackjack – Utah Backcountry Skiing and Avalanche Safety

  Rolling the dice. Knowing when to take a hit or fold in the cards. Hitting a jackpot by betting the...

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• 0January 8, 2002

  Avalanche in Duches Draw – Utah Backcountry Skiing

  The snowpack this year has been, well, unstable to say the least. Anything that can slide already has at least...

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