Avalanche Hazard Assessments and Risk Modeling in Utah
Avalanche Hazard Assessments for Safer Mountain Living
Here in Utah, most of us love (and live in) the snow. At Alpine Forestry, we can create avalanche hazard assessments and support operational avalanche risk management so our communities can grow and thrive in the mountains as safely as possible. Avalanches are a naturally occurring winter hazard in mountain communities across the West. As development continues to expand into areas exposed to avalanche hazard, innovative & avalanche hazard analyses can be implemented in order to protect values-at-risk in land management and development planning.
Avalanche terrain analysis
Avalanche hazard identification and assessment
Regional mapping with large-scale avalanche hazard indication
Multi-hazard approach to forest management
Advanced Services for Avalanche Professionals & Land Managers
Alpine Forestry offers services for the development of operational-level avalanche assessments and terrain analysis.
Automatic potential release area delineation & detection
Operational avalanche atlas development
Forest-avalanche interaction evaluations
for Ski Resorts
A Multi-Hazard Perspective:
Led by Expertise
Under the direction of Avalanche Specialist & GIS Technician Robby Young, Alpine Forestry integrates forest health and wildfire history into avalanche hazard analysis.
Changes in stand structure, burn scars, and tree mortality can influence snow distribution and release behavior — factors not always incorporated in standard avalanche assessments.
By combining operational avalanche experience with advanced GIS mapping and forest science, we deliver a broader, more informed view of hazard identification in mountain terrain.
Why Choose
Alpine Forestry?
Multi-Hazard Perspective
Operational Experience
Hazard-Focused, Scope-Accurate
Utah-Based Mountain Experts
