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Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains

Craig Gordon
Issued by Craig Gordon for
Sunday, January 25, 2015

In general most terrain offers a LOW avalanche danger.

If you're getting into steep, technical terrain, at upper elevations in the wind zone, there may be an old, tired wind slab or two that'll be reactive to the weight of a rider.

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Weather and Snow

High pressure over the region allowed skies to clear overnight. Northeast winds continue to blow in the 20's and 30's along the high ridges and temperatures are in the low to mid 20's. Riding and turning conditions are hit or miss, but shady, wind sheltered slopes still offer soft, settled snow.

Ted was in Millcreek Friday where the gray bird was singing. More on his travels here.

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Recent Avalanches

No recent avalanche activity to report.

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Avalanche Problem #1
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There's really not much snow to blow around, but the Uinta's are a big place and there may be a lingering drift or two along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges. While mostly manageable in size and depth, if you're in steep, committing terrain, even a small slide can knock you off your feet or roll your machine.

Additional Information

Winds start to diminish as the day progresses and it'll be dry and warm through Monday with daytime highs in the 30's. A moist storm slides northward from southern California on Tuesday, giving us a shot of snow that should linger into Thursday. Not a big storm, though we should be able to squeeze 6" out of it. Computer models have a tough time with the trend for the latter half of the week.

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The information in this advisory is from the US Forest Service which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.

I will update this advisory by 7:00 AM Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015.

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