There is a level 1 or Low danger on most slopes in the backcountry around Logan, and avalanches are generally unlikely. There are, however, still a few pockets with a level 2 or Moderate danger, and heightened avalanche conditions persist in drifted terrain where you might trigger stiff older or fresh forming wind slabs on very steep exposed slopes. Loose snow avalanches are also possible on very steep slopes with loose recrystallized surface snow. Use normal caution and continue following safe travel protocols, but evaluate the snow and terrain carefully, especially on very steep slopes in drifted areas or in big terrain....

Thanks to the folks at Campbell Scientific for maintaining Logan Peak and the rest of their local network of weather stations in the area.. Glen had to scale the tall tower on top of Logan Peak to re-attach the all important radio antenna that had become unplugged due to vibrations caused by the always gusty winds blowing through the steal structure.. The station at 9700' is back on line this morning, and I'm reading 24 degrees with 15+ mph average winds from the west-northwest.. The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports a balmy 28 degrees this morning and there's 74 inches of total snow at the site containing 149% of average water for the date. You'll find wind or sun-crusts on many exposed slopes, but nice recrystallized powder stashes are hidden in sheltered shady terrain across the region and can still be found at all elevations.....

Locally, it's been quiet avalanche-wise, and no new avalanches have been reported for the last week or so... On Wednesday afternoon my partner triggered and was pushed a little ways by a shallow hard wind slab that was pasted on the steep wall of our exit gully. The 2" to 10" deep and around 25' wide hard slab stayed intact and only slid a couple feet before coming to an abrupt stop. The dense, freshly drifted slab had formed on top of weak frost or surface hoar at fairly low elevations, around 6500' in the Southern Wellsvilles.... Yesterday we noticed a couple fresh natural loose slides on the north side of Providence Canyon... Couldn't really tell from a distance, but looked like moist snow off an upper elevation south facing slope and dry faceted snow in a lower elevation sluff, also on the north side of the canyon....

Expect the fog and smog in Cache Valley to be mixed out today, with increasing west winds and clouds in the mountains. A bit of snow is possible this afternoon, and 1 to 3 inches of snowfall is forecast. .. A couple more inches may accumulate overnight and the winds will shift around from the northwest... The inversion will build in again briefly as the cold front moves off to the southeast tomorrow.. A moist and increasingly mild northwest flow will develop next week, and periods of snow are likely as mostly weak disturbances ripple across Northern Utah....

You can view a photo summary of last year's avalanche activity in the Logan Area HERE

I will be update this advisory in the mornings on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, and on other days if backcountry avalanche conditions warrant...

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