Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Issued by Nikki Champion for
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
With no overnight refreeze, and such warm temperatures there is a MODERATE avalanche danger for wet avalanches on almost all aspects and elevations.
Avalanches will begin to happen naturally today, and the wet-loose debris can stack up very deep, especially in terrain traps like gullies. It's possible with enough sunshine today; the avalanche danger may rise to CONSIDERABLE for wet snow avalanches on slopes facing SW-S-SE.
Keep an eye on the snow surface. If you start seeing signs that the snow surface becoming unsupportable, it's time to re-evaluate your terrain.
The cornices are massive, and with such warm temperatures, natural cornice fall will be likely today. Give cornices, and slopes below cornices a wide berth.
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