Salt Lake City, UT – The fourth annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW) will take place at The Depot in Salt Lake City on Nov. 5. Modeled after the International Snow Science Workshop, USAW provides a venue for experienced skiers, sledders and avalanche professionals to get together, along with those new to the game, to take a closer look at the underbelly of the avalanche dragon.

Attendees get to geek out on snow science, learn from the pros and each other, and reconstruct a few close calls from last season to discuss what can be learned from those experiences. Presenters will include Jim Steenburgh of the University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Zach Guy, Ron Siminhois, Kim Hall, Jewel Lund, Jimmy Collinson and Ian McCammon. Mark Greenwood, Dustin Butcher and Patrick Grewe will reconstruct the deadly accident that occurred last season on Horseshoe Mountain, on central Utah’s Manti Skyline.

The event will be followed by an hour-long social at The Blue Goose in The Depot. Admission to the entire day’s event costs $25. Visit the Utah Avalanche Center website at www.utahavalanchecenter.org for more information and to purchase tickets.