Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Friday, January 20, 2017
In the wind zone, at and above treeline, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger exist. While making up a small portion of the terrain available to ride in today, fresh wind slabs reactive to our additional weight are POSSIBLE on steep, wind drifted slopes, especially those on the leeward side of upper elevation ridges. Remember- any avalanche that breaks to weaker snow, now buried deep in the snowpack will get out of hand quickly, resulting in a dangerous slide.
Lose some elevation and you lose the problem. Wind sheltered mid and lower elevation terrain offers green light conditions and in general, a LOW avalanche danger.