Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Issued by Craig Gordon on
Wednesday morning, February 21, 2024
Wednesday morning, February 21, 2024
A little short-term pain leads to long-term gain... so let's not take our eyes off the prize as we get closer to the finish line-
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, particularly in steep, rocky terrain. 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-
You wanna avoid avalanches completely? Well, you came to the right place!
The Uintas have plenty of roly-poly, low elevation, low angle terrain, especially slopes facing the south half of the compass where you'll find LOW avalanche danger
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