Avalanche Danger Is Earlier Than Usual In Utah This Year

Utah Public Radio | By Kerry Bringhurst

Published November 26, 2019 at 12:11 PM MST

Utah Avalanche Center volunteers are monitoring unstable snow layers

Heightened avalanche conditions exist in the back country of northern Utah this week. UPR's Kerry Bringhurst speaks with Craig Gorden of the Utah Avalanche Centerwho says human triggered avalanches involving new and wind drifted snow are possible, and the danger will increase and become more widespread as winds increase.

Listen to the audio above for the full discussion.

The First Annual Avalanche Awareness Week is December 2-7. The Avalanche Center has several educational events planned, including the Pray For Snow Event in Logan on December 4th. On Friday Dec. 13th at 6:30 they will hold a free avalanche awareness presentation in partnership with Wasatch County.

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Kerry Bringhurst

At 14-years-old, Kerry began working as a reporter for KVEL “The Hot One” in Vernal, Utah. Her radio news interests led her to Logan where she became news director for KBLQ while attending Utah State University. She graduated USU with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and spent the next few years working for Utah Public Radio. Leaving UPR in 1993 she spent the next 14 years as the full time mother of four boys before returning in 2007. Kerry and her husband Boyd reside in Nibley.

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