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Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains

Dave Garcia
Issued by Dave Garcia on
Thursday morning, November 27, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving. The La Sals are covered in a beautiful coat of white. There is 10 inches of settled snow at 10,000' and up to 16 inches in the higher elevations. It's still not game on for skiing or riding. We need more snow to cover up exposed rocks and logs. For snow, on snow travel is limited to summer roads. It's still a great time to get up in the mountains, and if you are getting up, we appreciate your observations. We will continue to publish observations and give periodic conditions updates until we have enough snow for regular avalanche forecasting.
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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
High pressure continues to dominate with sunny skies and above-average temperatures in the mountains. A cold and moist northwest flow will cause temperatures to drop back into the 20s°F on Saturday. Sunday's storm is looking weaker by the minute, and we can expect only a few inches of snow. The mountains of Colorado will be the big winners this weekend. On the bright side, the pattern stays active with continued northwest flow, cold air, and moisture. Models are showing the possibility of another wave on Wednesday that could bring us some snow, but for now, this is too far out to put much faith in.
Thin but with a nice coat of white. Chris Benson photo.
Eric drew up this snow profile from our fieldwork on Tuesday
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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