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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Monday morning, December 14, 2015

The avalanche danger is HIGH today in the upper elevation terrain that faces northwest, through east. Natural avalanches are likely. Those without expert level avalanche skills should consider staying out of the mountains today.

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Avalanche Warning

THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.

* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH INCLUDING THE WASATCH RANGE NEAR OGDEN, SALT LAKE CITY, PROVO AS WELL AS THE MANTI SKYLINE.

* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA WILL BE HIGH TODAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS FALLEN ON A WEAK SNOWPACK CREATING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDER SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.

Weather and Snow

3 to 5 inches of new snow fell overnight and more is on it's way. There is very little wind with this storm so far. The wind is light and variable right now but should increase as the day goes on. It looks like the current storm will add enough new snow to cause this old weak snow to fail and produce avalanches.

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Avalanche Problem #1
Persistent Weak Layer
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All of the snow from November has become very weak, especially in the higher terrain. It will not be able to support much new snow before it collapses and causes avalanches.

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