Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains

Issued by Craig Gordon on
Monday morning, February 3, 2020
Monday morning, February 3, 2020
In the wind zone at and above treeline, steep, wind drifted slopes facing the north half of the compass offer CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger and human triggered avalanches are LIKELY.
Lose a little elevation and that problem becomes a bit more manageable, but none-the-less, a MODERATE avalanche exists on wind drifted slopes at mid elevation and human triggered avalanches are POSSIBLE.
While more the exception than the rule, avalanches breaking into deeper, buried weak layers remains a distinct possibility. Usual suspects include- steep, rocky, upper elevation terrain, especially slopes exhibiting a thin, shallow snowpack. Remember- any slide that breaks to old snow will immediately ruin your day.
Wind sheltered, low and mid elevation slopes with no steep terrain above or adjacent to where you're riding offers LOW avalanche danger and human triggered avalanches are UNLIKELY.

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