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Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Monday morning, November 11, 2024
Welcome to the 2024/25 season! We will update this forecast on Mondays and Fridays until more snow arrives.
Snow cover remains quite thin and there isn't much of an avalanche hazard out there right now. As always, if you are getting into the high country, suspect smooth, rounded pillows of wind drifted snow that may sound or feel hollow underneath. Any ride in an avalanche, even a small one, would be extremely rough right now.
Rocks, trees, and stumps pose serious hazards and recreating off of snow covered roads is not recommended.
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Weather and Snow
Four storms since Oct 18 have brought 20" of snow at 3.0" of Snow Water Equivalent to the mountains. This is pretty high water content, and the first storm in particular was very dense. This helped coverage initially, but the current dry spell is starting to take it's toll with sunny slopes starting to melt out, and shady slopes starting to develop weak, faceted layers at the base of the snowpack, a condition we expect to worsen over the coming week. We'll be keeping an eye on that, but for now, enjoy the nice weather in the desert!
There have been some great observations coming in so far this year, check here for the complete list.
Snowpack and Weather Data
Gold Basin SNOTEL site (10,000')
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Additional Information
It’s never too early to start thinking about avalanches. Here are a few things to consider doing:
  • We have over 5 hours of free online learning at the Know Before You Go Website
  • Sign up for an on-snow class or in in person Know Before you Go Event.
  • Get your avalanche rescue gear ready for winter. Put fresh batteries in your transceiver and update the firmware. Inspect your shovel and probe. Get your airbag backpack ready by possibly doing a test deployment and updating the firmware if it is an electric version or getting your canister refilled if it's not electronic
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This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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