It’s pissing down here in Sandy, but that hasn’t stopped the hummingbirds. The eagle eyed among you will notice that there are no hummers in this picture, just dreary grey with penstemons. The Scottish word is dreich, and it’s perfect. #rain #utah #sandyUT #dreich
It rained on and off all day. Now that it's stopped the local mountains look lovely under a fresh coat of snow. #SandyUT #MountainsOfMastodon #WasatchFront
It rained yesterday, and snowed in the mountains. When it cleared in the early evening I snapped these. The grey sky and the snow covered Wasatch Front is always worth a look. #MountainsOfMastodon #Snow #Spring #SandyUT

I used to be a ski instructor at Snowbird and regularly saw the howitzers, and on occasion we’d hear them down in the valley. The end of an era. #snowSafety #avalanche #SandyUT

https://www.deseret.com/magazine/2025/12/05/avalanche-control-howitzers-transition/

Utah’s avalanche guns are going silent

Utah ski areas are retiring military howitzers after 75 years. Can new avalanche-control systems keep people just as safe?

Deseret News
The moon hangs out above The Wasatch Front. The picture was taken, from our balcony, looking east. #MountainsOfMastodon #snow #mountains #SandyUT
Taken 7 years ago today, some fairly spectacular alpenglow on The Wasatch Front. Taken from our balcony. #MountainsOfMastodon #Sunset #Alpenglow #SandyUT #iPhone #SilentSunday
This is the Wasatch Front, looking east from our balcony. The second shot looks up Little Cottonwood Canyon, and the reddish rays pick out more peaks. In the third shot the sun's rays pick out the clouds and light them up with shades of pink. #alpenglow #WasatchFront #SandyUT #MountainsOfMastodon #sunset #iPhonePhotography
The Wasatch Front seen from our house this morning. The mountains are under a layer if new snow, the sky is grey, the red leaves of the tree in the centre provide a striking contrast. #fall #winter #changingLeaves #snow #SandyUT
More early season snow from the storm last night. #snow #SandyUT #autumn #fall #winter
Just the usual gorgeous sunrise, looking east up Little Cottonwood Canyon from our balcony. I like seeing the sunrise, but wish they didn't have to be so early ! #sunrise #SandyUT #LittleCottonwoodCanyon