Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains
Issued by Toby Weed on
Sunday morning, November 22, 2020
Sunday morning, November 22, 2020
There is LOW avalanche danger in the backcountry and avalanches are unlikely. Use normal caution.
- Even a very small, early season avalanche can be very dangerous if you are caught carried over rocks or raked through bushes and stumps.
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Avoid going too fast, maintain control, and be conservative. Stick to smooth, grassy, low-angled slopes.
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Weather and Snow
One or two inches of lighter snow cap a widespread solid crust, which keeps you off the rock for the most part, but very shallow snow conditions exist in the Logan Zone. Overnight temperatures ranged from the lower single digits in the Sinks to around 24° F up on Logan Peak, with a light southeast wind this morning. Mountain temperatures should stay fairly cool again today, winds will be pretty calm, and cloud cover increasing.
Clouds will thicken today ahead of a weak storm that could bring a few inches of fresh snow. 2 to 4 inches of accumulation is possible tomorrow on upper elevation slopes. Another weak storm will bring a chance for a bit of snow on Thursday. We'll have to keep a close eye on the widespread shallow snow currently on the ground. It is in these conditions and this time of year when weak layers commonly develop on the snow surface and also at the bottom of the snowpack.
Surface Hoar crystals shimmer on the snow surface as a potential future weak layer is developing.
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Shallow drifts of fresh snow as well as deeper hard slabs may be found on extreme or very steep, rocky upper elevation slopes and people could trigger avalanches.
- Even a small avalanche could be very dangerous due to shallow early season snow conditions. You do not want to get caught and carried over rocks or strained through bushes and stumps, so it's best to avoid travel on all steep drifted slopes.
Additional Information
It’s a good idea to tone it down in the early season because it’s pretty easy to get hurt in shallow snow, and it’s absolutely the worst time to do so because you could ruin your whole season.
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This forecast is from the USDA Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. The forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.