Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains
Monday, March 19, 2018
While not widespread and limited to a small portion of the terrain available to ride today, a CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger exists in upper elevation terrain in the wind zone, above treeline. Human triggered avalanches are LIKELY on all steep wind drifted slopes, especially those facing the north half of the compass, and particularly those with an easterly component to their aspect.
A MODERATE avalanche danger is found on steep wind drifted slopes in mid elevation terrain and human triggered avalanches are POSSIBLE.
In either case- an avalanche triggered today can quickly get out of hand if it breaks into weak layers of snow, now buried deeper in our snowpack.
Lower elevation, wind sheltered terrain and most slopes facing the south half of the compass offer LOW avalanche danger.