Observation: North Woods

Observation Date

2/21/2026

Observer Name

Van Wetter

Region

Moab » Laurel Highway » North Woods

Location Name or Route

Northwoods

Weather

Sky

Clear

Wind Speed

Calm

Weather Comments

Bright blue and warm

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth

18"

New Snow Density

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Snow Characteristics Comments

Marvelous excellent fun skiing on 16-20" new! Yesterday's new snow has settled somewhat but it's still easy light and playful. More sun this week may make it a little concretey. In our travels on sheltered northerlies below treeline we found good turns and few red flags.

Red Flags

Recent Avalanches

Collapsing

Red Flags Comments

We experienced isolated collapses while skinning and skiing. No cracking observed.

Comments

We found great skiing in Northwoods and were happy to see many other parties frothing about. We experienced isolated collapsing and no other red flags.

This storm produced sufficient load to make big avalanches. We observed day-old crowns on the west side ofTalking Mountain Cirque and one nearly wall-to-wall in Red Snow Cirque, as well as point releases on Noriega's and Exxon's. Keep it conservative! And enjoy!

Today's Observed Danger Rating

High

Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating

High

Coordinates

Observation: North Woods

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