Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Today the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE at upper elevations. Layers of weak facets lurking in the snowpack 2-5 feet deep can produce large avalanches today. Also, with snow and strong southerly winds, many fresh wind slabs will be found that will be easy to trigger. These wind slabs may be 1-2 feet deep. Safer conditions exist on southerly facing slopes without wind drifted snow. In these places assess bonding and stability within the new snow layers.