Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains
Saturday, November 16, 2013
INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER TODAY AND TONIGHT. The avalanche danger will rise from LOW to CONSIDERABLE by this afternoon or tonight as strong winds blow the new snow into sensitive drifts. The greatest danger is on the high elevation, shady slopes that held old snow before this weekend.
AVOID travel on and below steep, north and northeast facing slopes above about 9,500 feet, where the new snow and drifts are underlain by weak, loose old snow. Also avoid any steep slope with fresh drifts of wind blown snow.
It's a very shallow snow pack - watch out for rocks and stumps.