Observation: Laurel Highway

Observation Date

3/17/2026

Observer Name

Chris Benson

Region

Moab » Laurel Highway

Location Name or Route

Laurel Hwy

Red Flags

Red Flags

Rapid Warming

Poor Snowpack Structure

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wet Snow

Trend

Increasing Danger

Problem #1 Comments

Snow at 7 pm was quite punchy- much worse than yesterday at the same time. Feels as if water is working its way down into the snowpack.

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