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Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains

Greg Gagne
Issued by Greg Gagne on
Monday morning, January 24, 2022
The avalanche danger is Low on all aspects and elevations. You may encounter isolated pockets of fresh wind-drifted snow in exposed terrain at the mid and upper elevations or long-running sluffs of dry snow on steep northerly aspects.
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Weather and Snow
Currently: Skies are clear and temperatures range through the 20's F. Northwest winds increased overnight with gusts in the teens and 20's mph at the mid elevations. At the upper elevations, winds are much stronger, averaging in the 30's and 40's with gusts in the 60's mph.
For today, sunny skies with temperatures in the 20's. The northwest winds will average in the teens with gusts in the 20's and low 30's at the mid elevations, while averaging in the 30's with gusts near 60 along the exposed ridges at the upper elevations.
Overnight we may squeeze out an inch or two of snow as a mostly-dry cold front crosses the region Tuesday morning.
Clear skies this past weekend has weakened the snow surface, with the 2-4" of snow from this past Thursday/Friday turning to facets and surface hoar. Although this means soft, dry snow can still be found on sun and wind-sheltered slopes providing decent travel and riding conditions, the snow at the surface may be a potential weak layer with any future storms.
Drew's photo from Sunday in Broads Fork shows the top 4-6" of the snowpack:
Recent Avalanches
No backcountry avalanches were reported. You can find all observations HERE.
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In isolated areas you may find:
- Pockets of fresh wind drifted snow along exposed ridges at the mid and upper elevations. Although drifts will be shallow (up to 6") and not very wide, wind drifts may be sensitive if they have formed on top of weaker snow underneath.
- Fast and long-running sluffing of dry snow on steep northerly aspects. Although these sluffs won't entrain much snow, getting caught in one could be serious in consequential terrain.
Evaluate each slope and look for any signs of instability such as cracking in fresh wind drifts or long-running sluffs in steep terrain.
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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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