Forecast: Provo Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Issued by Bo Torrey on
Friday morning, March 27, 2026

Avalanche danger this morning is LOW and will rise to MODERATE through the day. As daytime temperatures warm and surface crusts soften, it will become possible to trigger wet snow avalanches. Avoid steep slopes with unsupportable snow surfaces during and after the heat of the day.

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

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Weather and Snow

Overnight, temperatures dropped below freezing for the first time in 10 days, to the low 30s °F. Skies remained mostly clear until early morning, when incoming clouds caused a slight temperature rebound. At upper elevations, north winds blew at 10–20 mph with gusts in the 20s, shifting east by early morning.

Today, skies will be partly sunny with mountain temperatures rising into the 50s °F. Winds continue to veer south and blow 10-25 mph with gusts into the 30s along upper elevation ridges.

Outlook: Stormy weather returns next week, but sadly, models have trended down, and the storm doesn't look as significant as it once did. Stay tuned.

Recent Avalanches

There were no avalanches reported yesterday from the Southern Wasatch. Access is becoming increasingly challenging as low and mid-elevation snow melts.

Over the last week, many wet snow avalanches have occurred and have been documented from Mill Canyon Peak, Box Elder Peak and along the Cascade Ridge. Big thanks to Trevor, Nikki, and UDOT Provo for getting out and recording the avalanche activity and sharing excellent photos.

Wet-loose and Wet-Slab activity from Cascade (UDOT)

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Description

Overnight, temperatures dropped below-freezing for the first time in 10 days, forming a strong surface crust but not completely stabilizing the warm, unconsolidated snowpack below. The crust will provide a window of safe and supportable travel early today, but once it deteriorates, it will be possible to trigger wet snow avalanches.

Wet Loose - This will be the most common concern and the easiest to trigger. As the snow surface becomes soft and slushy, you can trigger wet loose avalanches that start in the surface snow and gouge down into the saturated snowpack. These avalanches start small and can quickly gain volume and speed as they entrain snow.
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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