Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Increasing avalanche danger today through Monday in all the mountains of northern, central and southern Utah.
The avalanche danger in the Salt Lake and Park City area mountains is CONSIDERABLE today on all steep, wind drifted slopes, and is expected to rise to HIGH overnight and Monday during periods of heavy snowfall. Dangerous avalanche conditions exist – avalanches can also break into the deeper weak layers on northwest through easterly facing slopes. If you head into the backcountry, careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route finding and conservative decision-making are essential.