Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains
Issued by Toby Weed on
Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020
Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020
There is LOW avalanche danger in the backcountry and avalanches are unlikely. Use normal caution.
- Avoid going too fast, maintain control, and be conservative. Stick to smooth, grassy, low-angled slopes.
- Inspect and practice with your avalanche rescue equipment. Force your backcountry partners to do the same.
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Weather and Snow
Looks like only an inch or so of new snow up high. Not enough to change things. A couple inches of weakening snow cap a widespread solid crust, which keeps you off the rocks for the most part, but very shallow snow conditions exist in the Logan Zone. It will be mostly sunny today in the mountains today, with upper elevation temperatures in the lower 20s. Another weak storm will bring a chance for a bit more snow to the mountains Wednesday night and Thursday.
Shallow snow cover but the widespread mostly supportable crust keeps you off the rocks. We observed an inch or two of developing weak snow capping the crust in the Franklin Basin Area on Sunday.
Avalanche Problem #1
Normal Caution
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Description
Potential for triggering small avalanches 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.
The shallow snow is shimmering with surface hoar crystals.
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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.