The new UAC IOS mobile app is now available on the app store. Check out the new "My Weather" feature.
Check out the new free online avalanche course series developed by the Utah Avalanche Center. This is a great way to refresh your skills or prepare you for a Backcountry 101 or Level 1 class.
An arriving “storm” may produce a few inches of snow today, but the bigger impact will be the westerly winds. They ramped up a few hours ago, and exposed mid elevation stations in the Provo area mountains were averaging 30 mph, gusting to 40 mph. Upper elevation stations to the north had averages in the 40s, with gusts in the 70s. Speeds will gradually decrease throughout the day. Temperatures are generally in the 30s, and won’t warm too much today.
Wondering where all the powder went? Sunny slopes are crusted, and multiple wind events in the past 7 days have created widespread wind damage. Search for patches of settled powder on shady, sheltered slopes.
In the Primrose Cirque above Aspen Grove on Saturday, a skier and a dog took a small ride in a wind slab while walking uphill. This wind slab was 70' wide and around a foot deep. The group decided not to head up any higher due to more consequential terrain above. All observations can be found
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Drew went to look at the conditions in the Provo mountains Sunday. We did note one large natural avalanche high along the Cascade ridgeline from one of the recent wind events to confirm evidence of old snow layering.