There is a Level 1 or Low danger on most slopes in the region, and avalanches are generally unlikely. However, pockets with heightened avalanche conditions still exist on some steep drifted slopes, mainly at upper elevations.. In these areas there are pockets with a level 2 or Moderate danger and you might trigger wind slab avalanches. Generally safe avalanche conditions exist in most areas, but you should watch out for unstable stiff wind slabs in exposed upper elevation terrain...

The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 14 degrees this morning, and there is 31 inches of total snow on the ground.. It's 15 degrees at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and the station is recording average 20 mph northwest winds. You'll find generally shallow coverage and boney snow conditions in the backcountry.. In some areas that were fairly supportable last week, you now bog down into weak sugary facets.... The strength of the snowpack is noticeably deteriorating with this clear cold weather, and we are set up for dangerous avalanche conditions when the inevitable snow finally comes....

No new avalanches were reported from over the weekend.. We are monitoring the current shallow snowpack as high pressure conditions and cold air temperatures are causing it to weaken significantly. Since the snow is shallow in many areas, it is subjected to an extreme temperature gradient when the air temperature is cold. A temperature gradient drives sublimation of water vapor through the snowpack, which transforms the snow crystals into weak sugary non-cohesive grains called facets. We need snow, but unfortunately when we get a significant dump we'll be cursed by dangerous persistent weak layers that are forming now....

Expect another chilly but fair day in the mountains today, with a westerly breeze and high temperatures just a few degrees warmer than yesterday reaching around 24 degrees. A weak cold front is forecast to swing through the region tomorrow bringing some cloudiness and a little hope of clearing the stale air out of the valleys. But, at this point it doesn't look like it'll produce much if any snow before the high pressure builds back into the area and controls the weather pattern through the coming weekend.

The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center in Logan is offering a Backcountry 101 class next weekend... The class starts with a classroom session on Friday evening, and includes a field day in the backcountry on Saturday. click HERE for more details....

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This advisory is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.