Avalanche conditions remain benign and the overall danger rating is LOW on the Manti Skyline. Human-triggered avalanches are unlikely today.
Weather and SnowGeneral Conditions: Crazy warm, dry weather continues. Highs on Saturday were again up around 40°F or warmer. Wind was light from a westerly direction. The snow surface conditions were as mixed as they get. I prowled around Ephraim Canyon a bit on Saturday and compiled a report: DETAILS HERE
Avalanche conditions remain very quiet. The biggest hazard out there is hitting rocks, stumps or logs buried underneath the very shallow snowpack. This really limits where you can travel on the snow.
There is plenty of loose faceted snow that exists on mid and upper elevation slopes on the north half of the compass. This weak snow will almost certainly act as a weak layer once it gets buried by layers of new snow. For now, all is quiet, but stay tuned once we start adding new snow.
