Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Issued by Craig Gordon on
Tuesday morning, February 20, 2024
Tuesday morning, February 20, 2024
Like an octopus on roller skates... our snowpack is a bit busy right now and sorta complicated as it's juggling a couple different issues-
At and above treeline, you'll find CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger. Human triggered avalanches are LIKELY, especially on steep, wind drifted slopes facing the north half of the compass. Remember, we're not out of the woods with older layers, and any slide triggered has the potential to fail on weaker layers of snow, now buried deeply in the snowpack and that'll deliver a season ending avalanche.
In addition, several weak layers varying in thickness, strength, and characteristic lurk in the snowpack near and below treeline around the compass where you'll encounter MODERATE avalanche danger and human triggered slides are POSSIBLE on all aspects.
Here's your exit strategy-
The Uintas have plenty of roly-poly, low angle terrain that isn't steep enough to slide... a great option. With the complexity in the snowpack right now, riding low angle slopes is a solid strategy to avoid avalanches.
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