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Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Monday morning, November 24, 2025
A series of warm and wet storms last week brought the first accumulating snow to the La Sal Mountains. We currently have about 10 inches of settled snow at 10,000' and up to 16 inches in the upper elevations. This is not quite enough for skiing or riding, but it's a good start. A few intrepid travelers have ventured off trail and both Chris Benson and Jake Etter sent in observations from the weekend. We'll publish these as they come in so please let us know what you are seeing out there. we'll start issuing regular forecasts when we have sufficient snow.
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Special Announcements

SAVE THE DATES

Wednesday, December 3 - Don't miss our free Know Before You Go avalanche awareness talk at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center, 111 E 100 N at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 6 - 18th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This session will be held in-person at the Wasatch Jr High School Auditorium. 3750 S 3100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Information and tickets are available here.

Saturday, December 13 - Winter Kick Off Party Bring your skis or board to wax, listen to live music, and bring in another winter season with our local community. Tickets available online now!

Weather and Snow
Snowpack and Weather Data
A dry and sunny week lies ahead with the next chance for snow developing by the weekend.
Thin but with a nice coat of white. Chris Benson photo.
Dave Garcia was up on Friday and did this profile of the current snowpack up high:
Season Snowfall History as of 11/22:
  • 11/16: 4" @ 0.8 SWE
  • 11/17: 2" @ 0.5 SWE
  • 11/18: 1" @ 0.2 SWE
  • 11/19: 4" @ 0.4 SWE
  • 11/23 trace to an inch
Additional Information

It's never too early to start thinking about avalanches. Here are a few things to consider doing:

  • Learn online. We have over 5 hours of free online learning at the Know Before You Go website
  • Check out the upcoming in-person Know Before You Go events HERE
  • Sign up for an on-snow class
  • Check out the UAC's education progression HERE
  • Get your avalanche rescue gear ready for winter. Put fresh batteries in your transceiver and update the firmware. Inspect your shovel and probe. Get your airbag backpack ready by possibly doing a test deployment and updating the firmware if it is an electric version or getting your canister refilled if it's not electronic.
General Announcements
This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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