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Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Greg Gagne
Issued by Greg Gagne on
Friday morning, November 6, 2026

The Utah Avalanche Center is back in full swing, and our staff is ready for another season in the mountains, and we hope you are as well.

Early-season conditions bring their own set of hazards. With a shallow snowpack, rocks, stumps, and downed trees sit just below the surface, so even a small avalanche can have serious consequences. If you’re heading into the backcountry, carry a beacon, shovel, and probe, know how to use them, and choose your terrain carefully.

Early season is the perfect time to refresh your avalanche knowledge, and there’s no shortage of resources to help. A quick review now can go a long way once the snow starts stacking up. Check out the classes and events.

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Weather and Snow

A prolonged period of high pressure is settling over the Western US, bringing clear skies and warmer temperatures to our region through much of the upcoming week. Daytime temperatures will rise into the upper 30's and low 40s °F, with overnight temperatures near freezing.

Roughly 1.5–2" of water fell in the Provo mountains since Halloween. Much of that water was in liquid form, with a rain-snow line finally dropping as low as 8,500'. There are currently a few inches of snow at 9,000', with a foot (or more) in the upper elevations.

Recent Avalanches

We’ve had very few observations from the Provo area mountains, but Uintas forecaster Ben VandenBos grabbed some great photos of wet loose avalanches just south of North Peak on Timpanogos. (See photos below). These likely ran during the rain-on-snow event.

If you’re getting out, keep submitting and checking observations.

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We've gotten little information from the Provo Mountains during this early season, but Ben VandenBos - our new forecaster for the Uintas - has also been traveling in the Provo region, and his photo below from the upper reaches of Timpanogos via Aspen Grove on October 27 shows over 2' of wind-drifted snow in places.

With clear skies forecast over the next week, any existing snow on northerly aspects is likely to weaken, and may form a weak layer once it becomes buried by future storms.

Additional Information

SAVE THE DATES!

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.
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