Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains
Issued by Toby Weed on
Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020
Wednesday morning, November 25, 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. Have fun, but force your backcountry partners to practice with you.
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Weather and Snow
The forecast for tonight's storm isn't very impressive. Looks like only an inch or so of new snow up high again, and not enough to change things. Very shallow snow conditions exist in the Logan Zone. A layer consisting of shallow weakening surface snow caps a widespread solid crust, which keeps you off the rocks for the most part. It will be mostly sunny today in the mountains today, with increasing clouds, increasing west-southwest winds, and upper elevation temperatures in the upper 20s. One or two inches may accumulate on mountain slopes tonight
Shallow snow cover but the widespread mostly supportable crust keeps you off the rocks. A shallow layer on the surface of developing weak snow sits atop a widespread thick crust at mid and upper elevations in the Bear River Range.
Avalanche Problem #1
Normal Caution
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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.
Everybody should make time to examine and practice with your avalanche rescue equipment, and convince your backcountry partners to practice with you.
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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.