Salt Lake Snowcast

Mar 09 2025 28 ep. 32 mins 13
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This is a weekly podcast released in time for the weekend commute to your favorite Wasatch skin tracks. It is a place for information sharing about current backcountry observations and discussing hot topics with our backcountry ski and splitboard community. 

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From Avalanche Survivor to Avalanche Educator: The Sam Kapacinksas Story

Mar 09 2025 41 mins  
Send us a text The Salt Lake Snowcast is back this weekend with an interview with Sam Kapacinksas. Sam will be sharing a story with us from an avalanche in 2016 that he was caught and carried in, and then walked away from mostly unscathed. We'll talk about how that day has influenced his trajectory as a backcountry skier. It’s honestly been one of my favorite interviews I’ve do

A Warning to the Wasatch with Cody Hughes

Feb 21 2025 39 mins  
Send us a text After short break last week, the Snowcast is back today to talk about current conditions. I'm joined on the show by my friend, local guide, and avalanche forecaster Cody Hughes. Talking with Cody last week, we both had the same gut feeling about our snowpack: it's dangerous, complex, and makes us both uncomfortable. Our goal with this weekend's episode is to share so

Catching up with Craig Gordon

Feb 07 2025 35 mins  
Send us a text On today's episode, I'm joined by Utah Avalanche Center Forecaster Craig Gordon. As one of the more recognizable people in Utah's backcountry scene, I've been looking forward to chatting with Craig ever since I started the podcast. We'll talk about Craig's backstory and how he came to be an avy forecaster before a discussion on our current snowpack. You can stop by E

Hot Takes on Avalanche Education with Tarah O'Connor

Feb 02 2025 34 mins  
Send us a text Another week, another Salt Lake Snowcast. With some noteworthy conditions in the backcountry I’ll take a few minutes today to talk about weather and avalanches before an interview with local snow professional Tarah O’Connor. Tarah and I will talk about her two decade career working in the snow and get some opinions and hot takes from her on avalanche education an

The Ethics of Uphill Travel in the Wasatch with Colby Stetson

Jan 25 2025 43 mins  
Send us a text The Snowcast is back this week for an important conversation about uphill travel. Joining me on the show is local guide and avalanche professional Colby Stetson. We'll chat about everything from the etiquette of skin tracks, backcountry travel dos and don'ts, and some common uptracks for accessing Wasatch Classics. Colby and I certainly aren’t the authority on this

Gatekeeping the Wasatch with Jack Stauss

Jan 10 2025 31 mins  
Send us a text On today's show, I'll start with a brief summary of our backcountry conditions. Our snowpack setup in the Central Wasatch requires vigilance and patience. We’ve seen large avalanches in the past week that are well-connected, running full track, and crossing popular skin tracks. With four fatalities in the past few weeks across the intermountain West, it’s time to

The Inherent Danger and Grief of Backcountry Skiing

Jan 03 2025 15 mins  
Send us a text This was a tough week in the Wasatch. I had something planned for the Snowcast, but it just didn’t seem appropriate to publish it given the current events. We’ve had two fatalities in the backcountry this week. And that’s heart wrenching. At a minimum, we need to acknowledge these events and talk about them. It doesn’t feel like enough to me to just take a bu

Activism and Advocacy with Wasatch Backcountry Alliance

Dec 21 2024 33 mins  
Send us a text In today's episode, I'll be chatting with Dani Poirier from the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance. We'll get to know Dani a little bit before diving into some hot topics in the Wasatch. Dani will also provide some updates for us about current access issues, the WBA shuttle, and the organization's trail counting program. For snow, weather, and avalanche updates, all eyes a

Solidarity with Ski Patrol Unions

Dec 15 2024 36 mins  
Send us a text The Wasatch is starting to come back to life and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. After a long period of high pressure, our snow globe has returned, at least for now. In today's episode, I'll recap our snow, weather, and avalanches before jumping into an interview with Emmet Murray. Emmet is the unit Vice President out of the Canyons village for the Park City Ski

What's in your Pack? with Zack Little

Dec 06 2024 27 mins  
Send us a text Welcome back to Season 2 of the Salt Lake Snowcast! On today’s episode, we’ll start by looking at historical data for the Wasatch to see how nervous we really need to be about our low tide conditions. After that, Zack Little is back on the show to talk about first aid, communication, and preparedness for backcountry skiing. We've spent some time covering what hap