Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains
Saturday, March 3, 2018
The Utah Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche watch for dangerous avalanche conditions developing today and continuing into Monday.
The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE today at upper elevations, and MODERATE at mid elevations where recently formed wind slabs can be found on all aspects. Look for recent deposits of wind drifted snow on the lee sides of ridge crests and terrain features and avoid steep slopes where they are present. There also remains a MODERATE danger for triggering deeper, persistent slab avalanches on isolated slopes facing W-N-SE, especially on slopes with a thinner snowpack.
Backcountry travelers need to be alert to changing conditions and expect a rising danger over the next 24 hours.