The milestone was passed Sunday, when 15 inches fell.

It was the third earliest time 500 inches has been exceeded. The earliest was Feb. 16 in 1982, a wet winter that saturated soils and built up conditions that led to the memorable floods of 1983 and '84. Next earliest was 1993, a year much like this one with the 500-inch mark reached one day earlier, Feb. 23. The mark also was hit on Feb. 28 in 1997.

"It's all just icing on the cake from here on out, but I like A LOT of icing so I hope it keeps it coming," Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Brett Kobernik said in Monday morning's avalanche advisory.

He put the risk at moderate, but cautioned that "the devil is in the details. I'd be surprised not to see at least some human-triggered wind slabs along the ridges todayMonday, with the possibility of some natural wet avalanche activity. This puts us just into the considerable danger rating" on many steeper slopes. the described terrain.

Kobernik noted that the expansive weekend storm generally deposited 12 to 16 inches of snow containing 1.5-2 inches of water. Brighton Resort reported the highest total Sunday, 18 inches, while the other Cottonwood canyons resorts had 13-15. The three Park City-area resorts measured 6-12 inches and the Ogden mountains received about a foot.

Indicative of the widespread nature of the storm, both Beaver Mountain above Logan and Brian Head near Parowan reported 11 inches Sunday.