It’s far too early to say with certainty a gondola is the answer officials will pick to tackle the aggravating gridlock in Salt Lake’s Wasatch canyons on powder days, but it is an option that’s captured Gov. Spencer Cox’s attention.
Utah is off to one of its poorest water years on record with snowpacks and reservoirs far below where they normally stand at this time of year. There is no relief in sight, say forecasters.
What Utahns need to know about current avalanche risk before heading into backcountry
The Utah Avalanche Center says conditions are dangerous right now, and it is warning all skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers to take extra caution in the backcountry.
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SALT LAKE CITY â According to the Utah Avalanche Center, there have been more than 30 human-triggered avalanches in Utah since the start of the year.
One of them that happened
The UAC said right now conditions are dangerous, and is warning all skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers to take extra caution in the backcountry. We are advising people to stay off, and out from underneath, slopes steeper than 30 degrees that are facing west through north and east at elevations about 9,000 feet and above, said Greg Gagney, a forecaster with the UAC.
Credit Ski Utah
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