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Forecast for the Salt Lake Area Mountains

Greg Gagne
Issued by Greg Gagne on
Thursday morning, November 19, 2020
The avalanche danger is LOW, although it is possible to trigger a small avalanche of wind-drifted snow in very isolated areas or extreme terrain at the mid and upper elevations. With shallow early-season conditions, getting caught in even a small avalanche or sliding on a frozen slope could have dire consequences with so many exposed hazards such as rocks and downed trees.
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Weather and Snow
Temperatures have slowly dropped overnight and for the first time in over two days, have finally dipped below freezing with most mountain stations now in the mid to upper 20's F. Winds are out of the west/southwest and have relaxed, with gusts in the teens at the mid-elevations, and in the 30's mph along the upper-most ridges.
For today, temperatures will remain in the 20's F. and winds will be westerly, gusting into the teens at the mid-elevations, with stronger gusts in the 20's and 30's mph at the highest elevations. We may pick up an inch of snow this morning, with skies turning partly cloudy this afternoon.
In the extended forecast, there is a chance of light snow possible on Friday. More optimistically, there is a better chance of snow this coming week.
Recent Avalanches
No new avalanches were reported from the backcountry yesterday. All backcountry observations can be found HERE.
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The snowpack became damp over the past several days of warm weather, but with temperatures now below freezing, you will find crusts on most aspects. You may also find small pockets of wind-drifted snow at the mid and upper elevations on easterly and northerly aspects from Wednesday's strong winds.
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This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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