Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Sunday, February 5, 2017
An isolated, or MODERATE danger still exist on steep slopes that face NW-N-E right around tree line and above where stiff, shallow wind slabs can be found on the lee sides of ridge crests and terrain features such as gully walls or rock buttresses. Though far from widespread, there also remains a MODERATE danger for triggering a deeper, persistent slab avalanche, primarily on steep, northerly facing aspects where the snow pack is relatively shallow. And finally, with daytime heating, sun exposed slopes and low elevation, northerly aspects will become wet and sloppy, and there will be a MODERATE danger for loose, wet avalanches.