The 2003 Utah snowstorm was a major snowstorm that affected the state of Utah during December 25–31, 2003. Many areas of Utah were paralyzed by up to of snow. The Wasatch Front from the Salt Lake Valley northward saw generally 1–3 feet of snow (30–90 cm), with up to four feet on the benches, while the surrounding mountains generally saw 5–7 feet of snow (1.5–2 m), with up to nine feet in some areas. The storm even reached southern Utah with moderate snow amounts, with a few inches in some low-lying valley locations. At least five deaths were attributed to the heavy snow. The Salt Lake City airport saw of snow. The of snow that fell during December 25–28, in the first wave of the storm, ranks as the 5th-largest storm in Salt Lake City history. The most snow along the Wasatch Front was found on the Layton bench in Davis County, which saw . Davis and Weber Counties were perhaps the hardest-hit areas, with even valley locations recording over 2 and as much as 3 feet (60–90 cm) in places. Bountiful, typically one of the areas hardest hit by lake-effect snows, saw , Clearfield , and Ogden . The storm also affected areas further north, including Brigham City with and Logan with 18 inches. Areas along the southern Wasatch Front saw less snow, with just in Provo, although Spanish Fork saw , due to lake effect snows from Utah Lake, which Spanish Fork is frequently in the path of. The Wasatch Back also saw significant amounts of snow, with in Summit Park, near the summit of Parley's Canyon and just a few miles northwest of Park City. The Wasatch Mountains saw phenomenal, near-record amounts of snow. Farmington Canyon in Davis County saw the most snow of any place in the storm, with of snow. The ski resorts of Salt Lake County saw several feet of snow as well, with some skiers reporting "epic ski conditions." Alta saw of snow, Snowbird had , Brighton , and Nordic Valley . Unusual for such a storm, this massive snowstorm even penetrated into southern Utah, dropping moderate amounts across the south. The Brian Head ski resort saw to top off mountain locations, while even low valley locations saw snow, including Kanab with , and Hurricane with , just a few hundred feet (~100 m) higher and a few miles east of Saint George.