Wasatch
Cache National Forest
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Good morning, this is Ethan Greene
with the
Current Conditions:
A cold front moved through
yesterday afternoon bringing a few inches of snow to the mountains. The snow came in “right-side-up” with about a
half to an inch of snow with 8 – 12% water content accumulating by sunset. An additional 5 to 7 inches of snow with 5 –
6% water fell overnight. Storm totals
are 6 to 7 inches in the upper portions of the
This morning the skies are
mostly clear with temperatures in the low teens at 8,000’ and near 10 degrees
at 10,000’. Overnight the winds were
from the northwest in the 15 mph range, but early this morning they shifted to
the northeast.
Avalanche Conditions:
During our latest dry spell
the surface snow became loose and faceted.
Many of our observers noted that the weakest snow was on the snow surface
or just under surface crusts. This
latest snow event did not add much of a load to the snowpack, but overnight
there was enough wind to move it around and form new wind drifts. Today these drifts could be quite sensitive
so you should use caution when approaching them. Overnight the wind shifted from the northwest
to the northeast so look out for drifts forming in unusual places.
Bottom Line (SLC,
The avalanche danger today is
MODERATE on wind
loaded slopes about 35 degrees and steeper. Otherwise the avalanche danger is generally LOW.
Mountain Weather:
The cold front that brought
us a few inches of snow last night has moved off to the south. Dryer air from the north will move into the
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and avalanche conditions, especially if you observe or trigger an avalanche,
call (801) 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140, or email to [email protected] or fax to
801-524-6301. The information in this
advisory is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its
content. This advisory describes general
avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
Bruce Tremper will update this advisory by
Thanks for calling!
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Weather Service - Salt Lake City - Snow.
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