25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Abajo Area Mountains | Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Thursday - February 2, 2017 - 7:29am |
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special announcement The Abajo/Blue Mountain avalanche advisory will provide detailed information on the weekends. During the week, general information and a danger rating will be posted. Backcountry 101 Avalanche Class We will be offering a Backcountry 101 avalanche class on Feb 3, 4. This course will include a night classroom session and a day in the field. Cost is $125 with proceeds to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center Moab. For more information or to sign up go here. |
current conditions The January thaw is here and the snow surface is getting a bit tired and worn from the wind and sun. Seek out sheltered locations for the best snow conditions. Sun exposed slopes are getting cooked each day, and slopes with breakable crusts will become more widespread as the week progresses. Overall snow depth now ranges from 2-4' across the range. Wind speed, temperature, and humidity on Abajo Peak. New snow totals at Camp Jackson. |
weather A week disturbance will move through north of our area on Friday bringing clouds and an increase in winds. Mostly sunny skies return for the weekend with a better chance for snow developing early next week. Today Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Friday A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind around 15 mph. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. |
general announcements If you are getting out into the mountains, we love to hear from you! You can SUBMIT OBSERVATIONS ONLINE If you would like to have avalanche advisories emailed to you, SIGN UP HERE Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you shop from Backcountry.com or REI: Click this link for Backcountry.com or this link to REI, shop, and they will donate a percent of your purchase price to the UAC. Both offer free shipping (with some conditions) so this costs you nothing! Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you buy or sell on ebayIf you sign up for AmazonSmile and designate the Utah Avalanche Center as your favorite charity, they will donate a portion of everything you spend to the UAC. I doesn't cost you a penny and we'd really appreciate the help. The information in this advisory is from the US Forest Service which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur. |