Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Issued by Craig Gordon for
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Heads up... it's the real deal. Please think about your terrain choices and the potentially deadly consequences of triggering an avalanche today-
Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist near and above treeline in the Uinta Mountains where the avalanche danger is HIGH. Both natural and human-triggered avalanches are likely. Very dense, heavy snow combined with strong winds has overloaded a fragile snowpack. Below treeline, human triggered avalanches are likely, and the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE.
Here's your exit strategy- there's plenty of safe, low angle terrain in the Uinta Mountains. But the key to avoiding avalanches is to avoid being on, under, or anywhere near slopes steeper than 30 degrees, especially those facing the north half of the compass.
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