There's about an inch of new snow at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel from yesterday, with 36 inches of total snow containing 99% of average water for the date, and it's 15 degrees. The wind sensor at the CSI Logan Peak weather station is encased with rime, but winds are light (< 5 mph) up at the UDOT Hwy 89 Logan Summit. It's dust-on-crust at lower and mid elevations, but sheltered shady slopes up high, especially those with soft underlying snow, offer reasonably nice shallow powder conditions
The Tony Grove and Franklin Basin Roads are not maintained for wheeled travel in the winter!
A frosty aspen tree covered in fresh rime in yesterday's icy fog near the top of Beaver Mt. (12-14-2014
Everyone needs to carry a shovel, probe, and transceiver. Be sure your rescue gear is functioning by practicing with it, and when polite invitations don't work, force your partners to join in the fun. You can bury your pack with your transceiver in it and have your partner find, probe, and excavate it. Then get them to do the same for you. Training your team is critical in this game. Our own new, Quick and Easy Avalanche Rescue Practice Video............... ***HERE
We triggered a small wind slab avalanche Friday at around 9500' on a drifted northeast facing slope. The shallow, recently formed wind slab failed on sugary near surface facets. Report is.......... HERE
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