Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik for
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Anticipate a rising avalanche danger for the remainder of the week as we once again stress the snowpack with another winter storm.
The overall avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE today. Continue to use caution around any steep slope especially in the mid elevations (8000-9500') which is holding the weakest snow. This is also where we've seen the most recent avalanche activity.
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Special Announcements
State Road 31 through Huntington Canyon was reopened Tuesday afternoon after a natural avalanche blocked the road with 6 feet of debris on Monday night. With the upcoming storm it is possible that more natural avalanches will occur which may again block the road.
Weather and Snow
The Skyline continued to see periods of light snow on Tuesday with an increase in wind along the ridges. Temperatures dipped below zero overnight at most mountain weather stations.
A large storm is approaching Utah which will bring snow to central and southern Utah. We should see snowfall this afternoon and evening with 3 to 5 inches of snow by Thursday morning. The storm will continue to affect our area into Friday. All said and done I'm expecting 6 to 12 inches. The east side of the Skyline may be favored for snow totals due to the southeast direction of the storm on Thursday into Friday.
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Additional Information
This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.