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Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains

Mark Staples
Issued by Mark Staples on
Friday morning, February 11, 2022
Now is a great time to enjoy our snow-covered mountains because the avalanche danger is LOW on all aspects and elevations. Even though the snow quality isn't the best, the weather and mountains are beautiful.
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Weather and Snow
NOWCAST-
Temperatures this morning dropped to the low 20s F after pretty warm conditions yesterday. Winds this morning at higher elevations are blowing 15-23 mph with gusts up to 40 mph from the northwest. A few patches of soft snow exist on wind and sun sheltered slopes.
FORECAST-
There will be a few high clouds drifting overhead this morning. Otherwise, today's weather will be sunny and warm with northwest winds continuing. High temperatures today should climb into 30s F in many areas.
FUTURECAST-
This weekend will have more warm sunny weather. There could be some snow just after Valentines Day but maybe only a few inches.
Ted was riding along the Mirror Lake Highway near Hayden Fork and noted a half inch of new snow that fell during some weather disturbance Wednesday night.
Additional trip reports and current state of the snowpack observations are found HERE.
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Recent Avalanches
There have been no avalanches.
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Avalanche Problem #1
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There are many risks in the mountains with avalanches being one. Fortunately that risk is minimal right now. We continue to watch the snow surface evolve as Craig describes in the video below (full ob here). When more snow finally comes, the old snow surface will determine future avalanche conditions.
For now, the main hazard which is not avalanche related is that many slopes have hard snow which means you could slide downhill and not stop if you fell off your skis, board, or sled.
Since there is always some possibility of triggering an avalanche even if its small, always carry avalanche rescue gear and only have one person at a time in avalanche terrain.
Additional Information
Not necessarily breaking news, just a reminder we're stuck in a rut for a few days.
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General Announcements
The information in this forecast expires 24 hours after the day and time posted, but will be updated by 07:00 Saturday, February 12th.
Before it gets too crazy, now is the time to book an avalanche awareness presentation for your group, club, or posse. You can reach me directly at 801-231-2170 or [email protected]
This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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