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Winter Prep Checklist for Salt Lake City, UT

Here's the order to prep Salt Lake City, UT for winter, set by local freeze data. Your first deadline is October 16 — prevent ice dams — and the sequence runs through the cold season into spring below.

Snow-covered home during a hard winter — the Salt Lake City, UT winter-prep checklist ordered by local freeze dates
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Your winter prep order for Salt Lake City

  1. OctoberOctober 16 — Prevent Ice DamsSee details →
  2. OctoberOctober 23 — Prevent Frozen PipesSee details →
  3. OctoberOctober 25 — Prep Your Snow BlowerSee details →
  4. NovemberNovember 8 — Winterize SprinklersSee details →
  5. NovemberNovember 8 — Winterize Your RVSee details →
  6. NovemberNovember 8 — Store Your MotorcycleSee details →
  7. NovemberNovember 11 — Winterize Your BoatSee details →
  8. NovemberNovember 18 — Test Your Car BatterySee details →
  9. MarchMarch 31 — Test Your Sump PumpSee details →
NovDecJanFebMarAprIce damsOct 16Frozen pipesOct 23Snow blowerOct 25SprinklersNov 8RVNov 8MotorcycleNov 8BoatNov 11Car batteryNov 18Sump pumpMar 31

All nine Salt Lake City deadlines, from NOAA Utah freeze and snowfall normals, plotted across the season.

Dates are local deadlines derived from NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals for Salt Lake City. Live outlooks on each linked page can move the urgency earlier.

How the order is set

Each task is pinned to Salt Lake City's own NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals, then ordered by its local deadline. Sprinklers, RVs, and boats key off the first 28°F freeze; pipes and motorcycles off the first freezing night; snow blowers and roofs off the first plowable snow. Follow any link for the live outlook and a checklist. Helping family or friends nearby? Compare the full winter checklist for Roy and Sandy.

Winter prep in Salt Lake City: related searches

This page answers the questions Salt Lake City homeowners search every fall: when to winterize sprinklers in Salt Lake City, when the first freeze usually hits Utah, when to blow out irrigation lines, protect pipes, and get the snow blower serviced — all from the nearest NOAA station, not a national average.

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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 normals via Salt Lake Triad Ctr, live outlook by Open-Meteo. Sources · Methodology. Last updated: July 25, 2026.