Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains
Friday, December 9, 2016
Significant accumulations of heavy snow, strong southwest winds, and rising temperatures are creating dangerous avalanche conditions at upper and mid elevations in the backcountry. The danger will continue to increase and become more widespread today, overnight, and as we head into the weekend. Avoid travel in backcountry avalanche terrain, and stay clear of and out from under steep slopes with significant accumulations of storm and/or drifted snow.
- Very shallow early season snow cover exists in the backcountry, and hitting rocks is still a serious concern.
- You don't want to take a ride even in a small avalanche, as you could easily be injured with the shallow snow hardly covering up the rocks and dead-fall in avalanche runout zones.