Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Since Thursday morning in the Cottonwood Canyons, 12-28 inches of snow has fallen. Because the old snow underneath is hard and frozen, avalanche issues exist only in the new snow.
First, watch for wind slabs at the upper elevations where the avalanche danger is MODERATE. Many wind slabs should be well bonded this morning but there are probably some that can still be triggered.
Second, as the day warms, the new snow on slopes receiving direct sunshine should become wet and produce some wet loose avalanches. The avalanche danger on these slopes at mid and upper elevations is MODERATE as well.
Slopes that do not have wind-blown snow and are not getting wet from warming have a LOW danger. We've been waiting all winter for conditions like these.