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Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains

Craig Gordon
Issued by Craig Gordon on
Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020
Recent snow and a little wind hasn't tipped the scales and the avalanche danger is generally LOW. The greatest threat right now is slamming into a season ending tree stump or deadfall hidden under the thin facade of an early season snowpack.
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Weather and Snow
The graphic above says it all for the next few days and there's no big changes on tap.
Nowcast-
Yesterday's storm was a bit underwhelming, delivering just an inch of light density snow across the range... but that's so yesterday. In the wake of this mighty system, skies cleared overnight and temperatures register in the teens and low 20's. After a calm night along the ridges, southwest winds just began increasing and currently blow 20-30 mph along the high peaks.
Forecast-
After a sunny start to the day, clouds increase and southwest winds bump into the 30's and 40's along the high ridges as a cold front approaches the region. High temperatures climb into the low 30's.
Futurecast-
Snow develops tonight and we should see 3"-6" stack up by the time things wind down midday Thursday. High pressure returns for Friday through the weekend. Another weak storm wiggles through the area early next week, but there are no big storms in sight.
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Recent Avalanches
No new avalanche activity to report.
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Avalanche Problem #1
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With only two feet of snow on the ground and four feet of rock poking through, the snowpack is thin and travel limited to grassy slopes and road rides. In addition, recent winds coupled with very warm temperatures have worked the surface snow and essentially welded it in place. However, there may be a stiff drift or two that'll react to our additional weight. For today, you'll want to continue looking for and avoiding any fat, rounded piece of snow, especially if it sounds hollow like a drum.
Additional Information
I'll update this daily avalanche forecast by 7:00 AM tomorrow, Thursday November 25th.
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