Human Factor Research: Researchers Ian McCammon and Sara Boilen are developing new tools for managing human factors for backcountry skiers and boarders. This survey asks about personal experiences with human factors and will take 7-8 minutes to complete. Link is HERE
We have published February 2026: Four Avalanche Fatalities in Five Days: a community review with most of the UAC Salt Lake office. This 38-minute video is worth sitting down and digesting. A huge thanks to UAC Education Manager & Forecaster McKinley Talty for his hard work putting this together behind the scenes.
Overnight, skies were partly cloudy before clearing around 3 AM. Temperatures dropped into the 30s °F. Upper elevation winds blowing from the northwest were light, 10-15 mph with gusts into the 20s.
Today, expect mostly sunny skies with daytime temperatures rising into the 50s °F. Upper-elevation winds will be light early in the day, blowing from the NW at 10 to 15 mph before backing to the west and increasing to 20 to 30 mph this afternoon.
Looking ahead, weather models show another storm impacting the Wasatch starting Saturday night into the early part of next week. Current SWE numbers range from 0.5" to 2.0" for the Upper Cottonwoods.
Yesterday, natural wet-loose avalanches were observed on east, south, and west-facing slopes as daytime temperatures warmed the snow. Ski area avalanche teams triggered slab avalanches that failed on a sensitive interface within the recent storm snow about a foot deep.
Wet loose avalanche on an east-facing slope near 10,000 feet.
