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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 30-April 2, 2019 B-3 The Park Record Utah Avalanche Center hopes for a green spring 801.274.9500 or 435.655.6612 SPRING INTO APRIL SAVINGS! Reclaim your vibrant, radiant complexion with Microneedling and the Illuminize Peel! ($380, regularly $425) PHOTO BY JIM HARRIS/UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER Trent Meisenheimer of the Utah Avalanche Center stands at the crown of a massive avalanche in the Uinta Mountains. Avalanche forecasters must spend time in the field to make accurate forecasts. Nonprofit hosts fundraiser after a snowy season Save $35 on the Alastin TriHex Preview Regimen! ($140, regularly $175) BEN RAMSEY TriHex Kit includes the following products, in TSA-approved sizes: Restorative Skin Complex, Gentle Cleanser, Ultra Nourishing Moisturizer, and HydraTint Pro Sunscreen. The Park Record For the first time in its existence, the Utah Avalanche Center is throwing a spring fundraiser in addition to its regular fall fundraiser. This season, it has a little more on its plate. The nonprofit is raising funds online through April 8 to help cover the costs of forecasting and education for the upcoming season. “Believe it or not, from the nonprofit side, our busy season is summer when we are updating those programs,” said Chad Brackelsberg, executive director of the UAC. “This summer, we have planned updates for all of our on-snow programs as well as our Know Before You Go programs.” The UAC’s goal is to present the Know Before You Go program to all seventh and eighth graders in Utah. Brackelsberg said the avalanche awareness program, which is given in a classroom setting, is delivered to more than 5,000 Utahns each year. Now, Brackelsberg said, it and the organization’s on-snow programs will receive some adjustments to incorporate new insights about avalanches and fit the programs to the standards of the American Avalanche Association’s curriculum. Those expansions and the training required to implement them fall outside of the costs normally covered by the UAC’s revenue sources. The nonprofit is partnered with the U.S. Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center, which receives federal, state and county funding that accounts for about a third of the center’s $1 million in yearly operating expenses. The nonprofit is responsible for bringing in the bacon for the remainder. The day-to-day operations of the UAC are labor intensive and costly. To produce one avalanche forecast costs hundreds Discounts valid during the month of April only and are not valid on previous purchases or treatments. COURTESY OF UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER Trent Meisenheimer explains snowpack layers during a Backcountry 101 Avalanche Class. of dollars, and last season the nonprofit produced more than 1,000 of them. For each forecast, a UAC forecaster spends a full day in the field gathering information, then looks weather reports and any comments submitted by the public about the zone in question. That information is synthesized into a forecast for one of the nine regions that the UAC covers. “There’s a lot that goes into it,” Brackelsberg said. “Especially in ranges like the Uintas, where there’s a lot of variability from one place to another, it takes a lot of effort and analysis to put together a report that’s accurate for the entire zone they are forecasting for.” In essence, there is no way to do the job well without “boots on the snow,” Brackelsberg said, even with the welcomed support of an active public that regularly submits information. Because of above-average snowfall this season, there have been more than 200 human-caused slides in Utah, which have caused five fatalities. “Our forecast staff is definitely spending more time getting accurate forecasts to the backcountry users,” Brackelsberg said of the intense season. “From the backcountry perspective we really try and reach as many people and offer as many on-snow and classroom classes as possible to make sure people know the dangers of the LIVE LUXURY backcountry during those times and make sure they stay safe if they are going to be traveling in the backcountry.” Brackelsberg said the organization set its fundraising goal at $25,000 as a way to test the waters. “This time of year, peo- 801.274.9500 435.655.6612 5445 Highland Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 1820 Sidewinder Drive, #115 Park City, Utah saltzplasticsurgery.com Please see Avalanche, B-4 A win for clients Congratulations to Glen Mintz for being named one of Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors nationwide for 2019 At UBS, we believe managing a client’s assets goes beyond just the value of their portfolio. 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