Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The avalanche danger is generally LOW but low danger doesn't mean no danger. It may still be possible to trigger an old hard wind slab, or persistent slab avalanche up to 3' deep on a buried weak layer of sugary, faceted snow, and backcountry travelers need to continue to maintain a standard level of avalanche awareness. The most likely areas to trigger an avalanche are on steep, wind drifted slopes right around treeline and above that face NW-N-NE.
With a strong sun and warming temperatures, backcountry travelers also need to be alert to signs of wet snow instability such as sloppy wet snow, pinwheels, roller balls, and loose snow sluffs, and stay off of, and out from under steep slopes when these signs are present.
Ride slopes one at a time, and stay out from under run out zones when someone else is on the slope.