Hello and good morning, this is Toby Weed of the
Current Conditions:
Lots of you got out this weekend
to enjoy the fine powder conditions at upper elevations, but most of the people
I talked to also reported hitting rocks. I noticed numerous wheeled vehicles
made it all the way up the snow packed road to
Avalanche
Conditions:
Control work at ski areas in the
This problem exists on upper
elevation shady slopes that had snowcover before Thanksgiving. The new snow is
the upper part of a slab which may avalanche if underlying weak snow fails.
It’ll take a certain load to cause such a failure, and your additional weight
on a slope might just be enough. Watch for obvious signs of instability like
collapsing or woomphing noises, hollow sounding
drifts, and shooting cracks.
Bottom Line:
The danger is MODERATE
on most upper elevation slopes steeper than 35 degrees areas, with human
triggered avalanches possible. However, there are still a few pockets with a CONSIDERABLE danger on upper elevation north
facing slopes in some areas.
Mountain Weather:
A fast moving cold front will move
southward over the region today in route to the Four Corners Region where it
will stall and be fueled by tropical moisture.
Light snow is possible this afternoon and evening in the
General Information:
The 4th Annual Pray
for Snow Fundraiser/Party Friday night was a big success! Thanks for showing your support.
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.