Forecast: Provo Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Issued by Greg Gagne on
Monday morning, March 23, 2026

The avalanche danger is MODERATE for both wet-loose and large, destructive wet slab avalanches. Avoid being on or underneath steep slopes once the snow surface becomes loose and unconsolidated.

(Gray on the danger rose indicates little to no snow.)

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Weather and Snow

This Morning: Skies are partly to mostly cloudy and temperatures are in the 40's °F, a few degrees warmer than yesterday morning. Winds are from the west, with gusts of 15-25 mph along exposed ridges above 9,500 feet.

Today: Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures rising into the upper 50's °F. Winds will be from the west and won't change much throughout the day, with gusts near 25 mph along exposed ridges and peaks above 9,500 feet, with 11,000 foot gusts in the 40's mph.

With cloudy skies and no overnight refreeze, the snow surface is unlikely to be supportable this morning.

This Week: Warming temperatures through mid week, with (yet another) dry cold front around Thursday which will lower temperatures, but still remaining well above average.

Recent Avalanches

The only avalanche activity reported over the weekend was long-running wet-loose avalanches.

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Description

There are two concerns for wet snow avalanches:

1. Wet Loose - This will be the most common concern, with the possibility for natural and human-triggered avalanches involving wet snow near the surface. These may be long-running and gouge down into the snow pack. These avalanches are especially dangerous in steep terrain or above terrain traps such as steep-sided gullies where escaping the flow is difficult.

2. Wet Slabs - As meltwater moves deeper into the snowpack, it can pool on buried crusts or weak layers, weakening the structure and allowing avalanches to break deeper and wider. These are larger and more destructive avalanches and may occur naturally, possibly failing down around crusts that formed over the holidays in late December.

Photo taken by UDOT avalanche forecasters showing recent wet slab activity in the Provo mountains.

General Announcements

This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. 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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