25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Logan Area Mountains | Issued by Toby Weed for Monday - February 20, 2017 - 6:59am |
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special announcement Discount lift tickets for Beaver Mountain, Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, and the Central Wasatch resorts are donated by the resorts to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center. Details and order information here. |
current conditions Heavy, wet, maritime-like new snow is helping backcountry snow conditions at upper elevations, but rain is accelerating melt lower down. The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports about a foot of heavy new snow and 2" SWE (Snow Water Equivalent) in the last 48 hrs. It's 30 F and there's 107" of total snow containing 164% of average SWE. It's 24 F at the CSI Logan Peak weather station at 9700', and after slacking off a bit yesterday and overnight, a south wind is increasing again and is blowing 26 mph, gusting to 40 mph. |
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Triggered soft slab and loose wet avalanches involving heavy storm snow are possible at upper and mid elevations.
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weather A mild southwest flow will develop over Utah today and continue through Tuesday. A cold front Tuesday night will usher in a period of cold unsettled weather through the end of the week. Snow showers are likely today, with 2 to 4 inches possible, 8500' high temperature of 37 F, and southwest winds 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 40 mph. 2 to 4 inches of snow is possible tonight, southwest winds 22 to 31 mph, gusting to 45 mph, and temperatures will rise to about 42 F. Snow is likely tomorrow, with 2 to 4 inches possible, temperature falling to 36 F by 5:00 PM, southwest wind 25 to 30 mph and gusts to 46 mph. 4 to 8 inches of snow on Tuesday night with a low of 22 F. |
general announcements Any time is a great time to practice companion rescue techniques with your partners. Companion Rescue Practice Video Do you buy groceries at Smiths? When you register your Smith’s rewards card with their Community Rewards program, they will donate to the Utah Avalanche Center whenever you make a purchase. It's easy, only takes a minute, and doesn't cost you anything. Details here. If you sign up for AmazonSmile and designate the Utah Avalanche Center as your favorite charity, they will donate a portion of everything you spend to the UAC. It doesn't cost you a penny and we'd really appreciate the help. Your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know please help us out by submitting snow and avalanche observations. You can call us at 801-524-5304, email by clicking HERE, or include @utavy in your Instagram. In the Logan Area you can reach me at 435-757-7578 We will update this advisory regularly on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mornings by about 7:30. 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 exist. |