Salt Lake Snowcast

Send a text Welcome to Episode 8! Things are trending positively right now for our persistent weak layer, but we aren’t out of the woods yet. It’s going to be one of those tempting weekends where you’ll likely see some bold tracks in big avalanche paths. Heading into this weekend, remember our discussion from last week about getting lucky vs. making good decisions. With our current snowpack, track...

Send a text Are we making good decisions or are we getting lucky? Going into this weekend, I have a message I want you to hear. We are headed in a bad direction and I don’t like the trend I’m seeing. We’ve seen some notable incidents and we have almost every “red flag” present right now in the Wasatch.  Typically, we see some dangerous close calls, a few people get lucky, and then the luck eventua...

Send a text Hey Everyone! I just couldn’t help myself today. The mountains are popping off right now and we have extreme danger. These are not normal conditions. Things are dangerous and need to be taken seriously. Instead of going skiing, I had an extra espresso shot this morning,  called up my friend and local avalanche forecaster for Utah Mountain Adventures, Kiira Antenucci, and chatted about...

Send a text It's been a busy, active week in the backcountry and episodes like this are quickly becoming my favorite to record and produce.  There's a lot to talk about. We'll start today's show like usual by discussing the snow, weather, and avalanche conditions. Our house of cards is crumbling more and more everyday and this weekend has natural avalanche cycle written all ove...

Send a text Welcome to 2024 and Episode Five of the SLSC. In Part One, we review what has been happening to our current snow surfaces during a long period of high pressure. Spoiler...it’s not good. Next, we have an interview with local writer, skier, and climate scientist Anneka Williams.  Whether this is your first season in the Wasatch, you moved here a few years ago, or you were born in Salt La...

Send a text Following the update on current backcountry conditions, we review the forecasted storm coming in this weekend. It’s been changing every few hours and I’m still not really sure what to expect. Either way, we need the moisture and every little bit helps! With our mountains hovering around 80% of average snow water equivalent, we have room for opportunity! In part two this week, Jack and...

Send a text In Episode 3, we have an update from last week’s conversation about parking before recapping the amazing storm last Friday that produced the best conditions so far this season. After that, Billy Haas joins me for a discussion about what low and moderate avalanche hazard really means when we are dealing with persistent slab avalanche problems. We’ll discuss strategies for entering terra...

Send a text In this week's episode, we start by diving into some of the numbers from our previous storm cycle. We'll review the avalanche activity and talk about current conditions in the backcountry.  Next, Jack and I did the work for you and have the low down on updates to parking in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Things are changing and long gone are the days where you could wake...

Send a text In the first Episode of the Salt Lake Snowcast, I sit down with Jack Stauss to talk about the current Low Tide conditions in the Wasatch. We also have an interview with Utah Avalanche Center Forecaster Nikki Champion to reflect on last Winter and help us get stoked for the upcoming season. With a big storm on the way, tune in to get up to date information on the current conditions and...

Send a text The Salt Lake Snowcast is a weekly podcast discussing snow, weather, and avalanche observations while also diving deep into some hot topics about our Wasatch Mountains through interviews with local skiers and riders.