Hello and good morning, this is Toby Weed of the
Current Conditions:
There’s good powder conditions in
the backcountry, but expect to find hidden rocks if you venture off smooth
grassy slopes or roadways. It’s a chilly 3 degrees at the Campbell Scientific
weather station at 9400’ feet on
It’s a good idea in the early
season to practice with all your rescue equipment. I recommend putting a transmitting beacon in
your pack and burying it for you partners to find using their probes. Now is a good time to work out any bugs in
your party’s rescue preparedness.
Avalanche
Conditions:
We’ve received reports of two more
human triggered avalanches in the backcountry near
Although no avalanches have been reported in
the Logan Area the potential still exists on some steep shady slopes at upper
elevations. You can tell a lot by poking
around on suspect slopes. Watch for
slopes with both a slab and a buried weak layer. Slab avalanches up to around 2’
deep are possible on some slopes. Watch for obvious signs of instability like
collapsing or woomphing noises, hollow sounding snow,
and shooting cracks, and reassess your route if any of these red flags are
present. You might encounter some
smallish wind slabs in exposed terrain at upper elevations.
Bottom Line:
Due to lack
of snow and resulting terrain anchors, there’s a LOW danger in most places. However, the
danger is MODERATE
on some shady upper elevation slopes steeper than about 35 degrees. Human
triggered avalanches are possible in areas with weak preexisting snow.
Mountain Weather:
Very cold temperatures and a few
snow showers will persist over the region today as an active weather pattern
continues. A weak ridge of high pressure
will remain over the region this weekend, keeping a lid on valley inversions. A storm system well to our north will bring clouds
and a minor threat for a few snow flakes today and tonight. The ridge will weaken on Monday ahead of a
moist Pacific storm scheduled to affect the region on Tuesday and
Wednesday. What this storm lacks in dynamics
may be made up for with copious amounts of moisture. Another, more potent system is on track for
later in the week.
General Information:
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
I'm very interested to know what
you're seeing out there. Please e-mail observations to me at
[email protected] or leave me a message at 755-3638, especially if you see
or trigger an avalanche in the backcountry. We keep all observations
confidential.
This advisory will expire in 24
hours from the posting time.
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.