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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Backcountry Avalanche Warning
Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center Salt Lake City UT
Relayed by National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
523 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026

...THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THURSDAY...

* WHAT...The avalanche danger for the warning area is rising to
  HIGH today.

* WHERE...The mountains of Northern, Central, and Southwestern
  Utah, as well as Southeastern Idaho.

* WHEN...The Warning will be effect from 6 AM Wednesday to 6 AM
  Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Recent heavy snow combined with strong wind is
  creating widespread areas of unstable snow. Both human-triggered
  and natural avalanches are likely. Avalanches will increase in
  size and likelihood throughout the day.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...What to do...Avoid all avalanche terrain.
  Stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees.
  Carry and know how to use avalanche rescue equipment. Find safer
  riding conditions on slopes less than 30 degrees with no
  overhead hazard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees.

Backcountry travelers should consult www.utahavalanchecenter.org
or call 1-888-999-4019 for more detailed information.

This Warning does not apply to ski areas where avalanche hazard
reduction measures are performed.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
258 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026

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Wasatch Mountains I-80 North-Wasatch Mountains South of I-80-
Western Uinta Mountains-
Including the following locations - Alta, Mantua, Moon Lake,
Brighton, Mirror Lake Highway, and Logan Summit
258 AM MST Wed Feb 18 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 2 feet
  with locally higher accumulations up to 30 inches across the upper
  Cottonwoods. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph.

* WHERE...The Wasatch Mountains, and Western Uinta Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions can be expected on all
  mountain routes. Traction restrictions are likely.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A period of heavy snow is expected between
  roughly 12 PM to 5 PM, with snowfall rates generally 1 to 2 inches
  per hour likely, except exceeding 2 inches per hour in the Upper
  Cottonwoods. Northwesterly flow prevailing behind a frontal
  passage will result in lingering showers through the end of the
  day Wednesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. For winter road conditions
from the Utah Department of Transportation, visit
http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov.

For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including
Official NWS Forecast, High End Amount, and Low End Amount, visit
weather.gov/slc/winter.

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