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Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Drew Hardesty
Issued by Drew Hardesty on
Thursday morning, January 27, 2022
Overall the avalanche danger is generally LOW and normal caution exists. You may encounter small sensitive wind drifts at mid and upper elevations and loose-dry snow (sluffing) within the steepest terrain on wind-protected north-facing aspects.
Continue to maintain normal safe travel protocols of only exposing one person at a time to avalanche terrain. If you were to trigger a slide, your only hope of surviving will be having partners watching you from a safe location.
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Saturday, January 29th: 9am to 12pm
North Skyline Drive parking lot at the top of Fairview Canyon.
Show up anytime between 9AM and noon and we will teach you how to effectively use your avalanche beacon. We will also show you probing and digging techniques.
Weather and Snow
Another dry cold front is upon us and temperatures are dipping into the teens. Skies, unfortunately are clear. Winds are light to moderate from the northwest. They'll keep veering to the north and northeast during the day.
We'll have sunny skies through the weekend, with temps warming again into the upper 20s and low 30s.
The weather models have long hinted at a pattern change as we move into February. It does appear that a storm arrives from the northwest Monday night and we should have a better handle of its progression in the coming days.
Recent Avalanches
No backcountry avalanches were reported.
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While the overall avalanche danger is generally low, new wind drifts may be found in isolated terrain, primarily in the higher elevation bands. Similarly, because the surface snow has weakened in the recent days, loose snow sluffs may be triggered in the steepest terrain. These should not pose a hazard unless you are in very consequential terrain.
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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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