On February 10th, Powder Mountain Ski Resort announced a whopping 36" of new snow after what they dubbed as "the most epic storm in the past 3 seasons." Rewind to just two weeks earlier. The Utah Farm Bureau asked the public to join in prayer and fasting for moisture. Concern was high regarding looming drought as livestock and crops seemed in real danger of repercussions from lower-than-average snowpack. Parts of Utah and 10 other states were designated by Federal officials as primary natural-disaster areas. The bulk of the concern has been expressed over farms.
The plea for help from above was far-reaching beginning with multi-faith services where various religious leaders prayed for snow and rain. From the Associated Press- Weber County dairy farmer Ron Gibson told reporters that farmers "can't go to the Legislature to ask for help, (so they instead) decided to go to the guy upstairs." Members of the LDS church in at least 40 stakes in this region received messages from their leaders to fast and pray for moisture the first part of February. Natasha Ball of Ogden said, "Our stake was asked to [pray] and it snowed the next day. Seemed like The Lord answering our prayers to me."
Currently, KSL reports Weber County to be at 97% of average snowpack and Bear River to be at 112%. Area ski resorts boast base totals of anywhere from 34" to Solitude's 97".
