Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
We have a RISING AVALANCHE DANGER today and tomorrow. New snow and strong winds have created dangerous avalanche conditions and the danger is CONSIDERABLE for triggering deadly avalanches on a wide variety of weak layers at mid and upper elevations facing west through east. A MODERATE danger exists on mid and lower elevation slopes that have a southerly aspect. Lower elevations around the compass have a MODERATE danger for loose wet avalanches - where rain in falling on cold dry snow.
Heads up to ice climbers - many of the ice climbs in Provo Canyon are directly below avalanche terrain and with rain falling at lower elevations today you'll want to avoid being underneath any steep gulleys where the saturated snow could come down on you.