Forecast: Skyline Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Thursday morning, March 12, 2026

There has been no significant change in conditions and it looks like things won't change significantly in the near future.

The danger rating is MODERATE on steep slopes above 9500' that face northwest, north, northeast and east.

Chances for triggering an avalanche continue to decrease but there is still a chance you could trigger an avalanche that breaks into old weak snow from January.

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General Conditions: Wind speeds dropped off on Wednesday. They've been from the west. Temperatures were in the low 30s on Wednesday and dropped down to into the mid 20s overnight. The snow surface should be frozen up pretty solid this morning.

Mountain Weather: With no storms in sight through March 26, it really feels like the end of a very mild winter. Windy warm weather is what's coming through the end of the week. Today, we'll see highs into the low 40s, then mid to upper 40s on Friday and Saturday. We'll have periods of stronger wind today and Friday, then potentially very strong wind on Saturday. It'll generally be from the west. A storm trough brushes northern Utah Saturday night, cooling temperatures on Sunday. No precipitation is expected. Very warm weather moves in next week.

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Loose faceted snow from mid January is still a concern. Although becoming increasingly unlikely with each warm day, it is still possible that a person could find a high-elevation, northerly-facing, steep slope that might avalanche. Most slopes will stay in place; a few may not. There's no sure way to know which ones will avalanche and which won't. It's a roll of the dice.

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