Station Name: RED BUTTE CREEK AT FORT DOUGLAS, NEAR SLC, UT
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 5,456 feet

Nearest Address:
E Red Butte Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Salt Lake County

GPS Coordinates: 40.77994627, -111.806045

Nearby Water Temperatures

Avalanche Advisory issued February 20 at 5:52AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT

Effective: Fri February 20, 2026, 5:52 AM
Expires: Tue February 24, 2026, 6:00 AM

SABSLC * WHAT...The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of dangerous avalanche conditions across all Utah mountains this weekend. This week's heavy snowfall and strong winds overloaded preexisting weak layers, creating a HIGH avalanche danger across the entire state. With improving weather moving in for the weekend, avalanche accidents are likely in the backcountry. There have already been two tragic avalanche fatalities this week, as well as several close calls and numerous backcountry avalanches reported. * WHERE...The mountains of Utah and southeast Idaho. * WHEN...6 AM MST Friday, February 20th 2006 until Monday, February 23rd 2006 at 6 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry and will persist through the weekend. Natural avalanches are possible, and people are likely to trigger avalanches on slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Dangerous and deadly avalanches can be triggered remotely (from a distance or from below). People leaving ski area boundaries are entering the backcountry where the same dangerous avalanche conditions exist.

Backcountry travelers should consult www.utahavalanchecenter.org or call 1-888-999-4019 for more detailed information. This Bulletin does not apply to ski areas or highways where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.