The avalanche danger remains MODERATE for the northerly aspects above around 9500’. The chance for triggering an avalanche is decreasing but the possibility for a dangerous slide still remains.
Weather and SnowTemperatures are mild this morning in the mid 20s to low 30s. Winds are light and variable in direction. Skies are clear. Melt-freeze crusts now exist on all of the sunny aspects but soft settled snow can be found on the mid and upper elevation shady terrain. Riding conditions remain quite good.
Your primary concern today is this weak snow that remains a little active on the steep northerly upper elevation slopes. While this weak layer will probably not haunt us for long, it still remains suspect at this time. We are in the “low probability - high consequence” stage. It does not encompass that much of the overall terrain and can be easily avoided by switching aspect slightly to the east or west or even south for that matter.
Mostly clear skies with warm temperatures in the 30s along the ridges and 40s at 8000 feet are in store for today. Winds will be light and somewhat variable in direction but mostly southerly. We’ll see a few minor disturbances move through over the weekend. The weather models teased us a bit by hinting at a larger system that would’ve moved through early next week but since have come to a different solution. The next decent chance for snow looks like toward the end of next week.
If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry - especially if you are adjacent to a ski area – please call the following teams to alert them to the slide and whether anyone is missing or not. Rescue teams can be exposed to significant hazard when responding to avalanches, and do not want to do so when unneeded. Thanks.
Salt Lake and Park City – Alta Central (801-742-2033)
Ogden – Snowbasin Patrol Dispatch (801-620-1017)
Provo – Sundance Patrol Dispatch (801-223-4150)
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We will update this forecast tomorrow. Thanks for calling.
