While Chao Tian and her oldest daughter live here in Utah, a big part of her family is back in China. She hasn't seen her husband or her youngest daughter in four years.
When buoys offshore from the Hawaiian Islands drastically rise with Pacific swells, it s likely a snowstorm is on its way to the Wasatch Back. According to Mike Ruzek known on Instagram as PowderBuoy it s an indicator with about 80% accuracy.