Hello and good morning, this is Toby Weed of the
Current Conditions:
You’ll need an extra pair of
goggles if you head into the mountains today.
As of
Avalanche Conditions:
Today the avalanche danger will be
on the rise. So far, with a fairly light
southeasterly wind accompanying the snowfall, significant wind drifting of the
new powder shouldn’t really be an issue.
But I’ve noted many slopes with a buried weak layer comprised of sugary
facets. As the weight of today’s forecast dumpage
stacks up on the weakness, I’ll start to be much more concerned by growing
avalanche potential.
Watch for obvious signs of instability like woomphing
noises, hollow sounding drifts, and shooting cracks.
Bottom Line:
There’s a MODERATE danger today
and you could trigger an avalanche on upper elevation slopes facing the
northern half of the compass and steeper than about 35 degrees. Accumulations of a foot or more or an
increase in wind speeds may cause the danger to rise to CONSIDERABLE on some upper elevation slopes.
Mountain Weather:
Looks like
winter is finally here. Today
it will dump in the mountains, with heavy snowfall probable throughout the
day. Snowfall, reinforced by a surge of
cold air should continue through Sunday.
A brief break is likely before another shot hits us on Monday. An active and wintry pattern is in store for
next week.
General Information:
The Friends of the
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Check out photos of avalanches in the Logan Area on our images page.
Go to the Avalanche
Encyclopedia if you have any questions about terms I use in
the advisory
Please e-mail backcountry observations to me at
[email protected] or leave me a message at 755-3638.
The information in this advisory is from the U.S. Forest
Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory
describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.