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Local, state entities discuss Avalanche Awareness Week and outreach activities
OGDEN — Snow is starting to return to the mountains, and with it, a potentially deadly threat. The first week in December marks Avalanche Awareness Week and entities — both local and statewide — are making sure the public is alert as they make their way into the mountains. Liam McDonald, awareness manager with the Utah Avalanche Center, told the Standard-Examiner that Avalanche Awareness Week has fairly recent roots. "Back in 2019, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill designating the first full week of December as Avalanche Awareness Week in the state of Utah," he said. "We ...
