There was a very close call in the Hells Canyon backcountry area outside of the Snowbasin Ski Area boundary yesterday.
If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry, but no one is hurt and you do not need assistance, please notify the nearest ski area dispatch to avoid a needless response by rescue teams. Thanks.
Salt Lake Cottonwood Canyons – Alta Central (801-742-2033)
Park City Ridgeline - Park City Mountain Dispatch (435-615-1911)
Ogden - Snowbasin Resort Dispatch (801-620-1017), Powder Mountain Dispatch (801-745-3772 x 123)
Provo - Sundance Dispatch (801-223-4150)
Skies are overcast in this warm sector portion of the first storm. Mountain temperatures are in the single digits to low teens but on a warming trend. Winds are playing the spoiler, blowing 15-20mph with gusts to 30, but along the higher ridgelines, they are averaging 40-50mph with gusts to 65. They are just getting started.
For today, we'll have light snowfall, temps warming to the upper teens to low 20s, and STRONG winds from the west-southwest. A vigorous cold front arrives around dinner time that'll drive high snowfall rates and blowing and drifting snow. Snowfall continues overnight and we should see 4-8" by tomorrow morning. Another cold front arrives Wednesday afternoon with more snow through the week. A more powerful storm arrives over the weekend.
HEADS UP - We are on the cusp of a long and sustained period of snow and strong wind. These will be very real and very dangerous avalanche conditions.
With some clearing, UDOT Provo was able to gauge the extent of some significant avalanche activity along the Cascade ridgeline from Sunday. Most of these were in the mid and upper elevations and generally east facing, but not limited to this. Photo below; full observation
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