Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains | utahavalanchecenter.org

Avalanche Advisory

Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains	Issued by Brett Kobernik for Monday - January 30, 2017 - 6:50am

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The majority of the terrain has a LOW avalanche danger today. If you hit enough very steep slopes that face east in the high terrain you may be able to get a pocket to release. Continue to follow safe protocol by only putting one rider on a steep slope at a time. Keep close track of where your partners are.

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Check out skyline_avalanche on Instagram for photos from the mountains and avalanche info.

I freaking love #theunicorn ! (my snowbike) Talk about the ultimate avalanche forecasting tool. It brings me right up to the fracture lines like this one that released a few days back. You couldn't buy an avalanche here today. Mostly LOW avalanche danger but perhaps you might trigger a pocket on the higher and steepest wind loaded slopes. @snowbikeworld @snowbigdeal @klimgear #utavy

A photo posted by Brett Kobernik (@skyline_avalanche) on Jan 29, 2017 at 7:00pm PST

current conditions

High temperatures on Sunday were in the low 40s for a short period of time. There was some "rollerballing" or "pinwheeling" from the sunny slopes becoming damp but I did not see any significant avalanche activity. You'll find that these sunny slopes now have a sun crust. Excellent powder still remains on the more northerly facing slopes.

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