A major storm continued to dump snow on Utah early Wednesday, delaying or canceling dozens of Salt Lake City flights and prompting most schools in northern Utah to cancel classes, delay start times or shift to online learning.
A winter storm warning remains in effect until 11 p.m., with additional accumulations of 4-9 inches possible in the Salt Lake Valley, along with 2-5 inches possible in Weber, Davis, Cache and Utah and eastern Box Elder counties. In some areas, those totals could be even higher.
After rolling in late Tuesday, the storm had already left more than a foot or more of snow overnight in some areas. The Utah Department of Transportation advised drivers to stay off roads “until conditions improve.”
The Utah Avalanche Center also warned Wednesday that avalanche danger is considered “high” across the state. “Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended.”
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowplows clear the highway along Interstate 80 on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
The snow is expected to taper off by 5 p.m. Less than inch is expected between 5-8 p.m., and little or no accumulation is forecast overnight or on Thursday or Friday.
This isn’t the end of winter weather, however. There’s a chance of snow on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
The National Weather Service reported impressive snow totals as of Wednesday morning:
• Tooele — 26 inches.
• Brighton — 25 inches.
• Park City Mountain Resort — 25 inches.
• Solitude — 24 inches.
• Sundance — 21 inches.
• Powder Mountain — 20 inches.
• Alta — 19 inches.
• Snowbird — 18 inches.
• West Jordan — 18 inches.
• Stansbury Park — 18 inches.
• Olympus Cove — 17.3 inches.
• Salt Lake City International Airport — 16.9 inches.
• Kearns — 16.4 inches.
• South Jordan — 15 inches.
• Sandy — 15 inches.
• Cottonwood Heights — 15 inches.
• Grantsville — 14.5 inches.
• Salt Lake City — 14 inches.
• Riverton — 14 inches.
• Draper — 13 inches.
• Taylorsville — 13 inches.
• Morgan — 13 inches.
• Magna — 13 inches.
• Fort Union — 12.8 inches.
• Provo — 12 inches.
• Midvale — 10.9 inches.
Snow was also reported as far south as Zion National Park and in St. George, which recorded 2 inches.
Photos of the deluge:
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) With in-person classes shifted online, Paul Boyden takes advantage of not having to take his kids to school by skiing through his neighborhood in Salt Lake City before the sun comes up on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A tapestry of car tracks are created in the Canyon Rim Center parking lot following snowfall in the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Commuters negotiate snow-covered streets in the Salt Lake Valley in the early hours of Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Runners tread down a snow-covered path along Interstate 80 in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Anees Daud clears snow off his car in Sugar House early Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, as a snow blankets the Salt Lake Valley.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A skier makes his way to Sugar House Park as snow blankets the Salt Lake Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fresh snow blankets the Salt Lake Valley as commuters negotiate snow-packed roads and snow-covered street signs on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Skiers and snowboarders line up for the ski bus along Wasatch Boulevard near Big Cottonwood Canyon as the Salt Lake Valley gets covered in snow on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cars are entombed in snow at the park-and-ride lot at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowplows clear the road along Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
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