Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Friday, March 24, 2017
The avalanche danger is MODERATE today and heightened avalanche conditions exist both for wind slab, and storm snow avalanches. In upper elevation, wind exposed terrain, areas of CONSIDERABLE danger may exist on steep slopes facing NE-E-SE that have recent deposits of wind drifted snow. And with daytime heating, there will be an increasing MODERATE danger for loose wet avalanches on steep, sun exposed slopes. Backcountry travelers need to maintain a heightened level of awareness for a variety of avalanche problems today.