Please join us at the 23rd annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party Thursday Sept 15. Tickets are on sale now here, at the Black Diamond store & at REI. Special bonus raffle for online ticket purchasers! |
Please join us at the 23rd annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party Thursday Sept 15. Tickets are on sale now here, at the Black Diamond store & at REI. Special bonus raffle for online ticket purchasers! |
Advisory: Abajo Area Mountains | Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Tuesday - February 23, 2016 - 7:26am |
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special announcement Hats off to Moab Powersports for stepping up and getting their snowbike riders educated about avalanches. These fellas just completed a 101 course with a nighttime classroom session and a day in the field. Good job guys!
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current conditions The mountains picked up about 5" of new snow on Monday night, and conditions will be improved though a variety of sun and wind crusts will be felt beneath the surface. Overnight winds blew in the 20-30 mph range from the northwest but backed off into the teens around 7:00 a.m. Winter temperatures have returned and it's 6 degrees on Abajo Peak and 19 at Buckboard Flat. Winds, temperature and humidity on Abajo Peak. Snow totals at Buckboard Flat. Snow totals at Camp Jackson.
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weather That's all folks. Skies will begin clearing today becoming partly sunny by afternoon. By Wednesday a ridge of high pressure builds and sets in for the long term. Today A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 38. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Friday Sunny, with a high near 39. |
general announcements Let me know what you are seeing down there by posting an observation here. You can also call me on my cell phone at 801-647-8896 To receive this advisory by email go here. This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. This advisory is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always exist. |
Advisory Hotline: (888) 999-4019 | Contact Information