There is a level 2 or Moderate danger on drifted upper elevation slopes in the backcountry. You could trigger fresh wind slab avalanches up to around a foot deep on steep slopes with fresh deposits of drifted snow. Dangerous persistent slab avalanches are unlikely and would probably be difficult to trigger but are possible. There is a level 1 or Low danger at lower elevations and in sheltered terrain, and stable snow conditions can be found on the majority of steep slopes in the zone. Use normal caution, continue to follow safe travel protocols, and evaluate the snow and terrain carefully, especially on wind exposed upper elevation slopes.

Most of the popular areas are well ridden and pretty well tracked up after a very busy weekend in the mountains, but you can still find shallow recrystallized powder stashes in places. Sunny slopes are crusty and conditions are pretty variable in upper elevation wind exposed terrain. I spun my track down through the deteriorated mid January crust a couple times this weekend, and I had to pull out the shovels and dig out of a few feet of rather sugary or faceted snow.... Temperatures cooled down overnight and it's 19 degrees up at the Tony Grove Snotel at 8400'. The station reports an angry inch of new snow, and with 89 inches of total snow on the ground, we're looking at 147% of normal water content for the date, but there is much less snow at lower elevations and in other parts of the zone. The Campbell Scientific Logan Peak weather station at 9400' reports 10 degrees and northwest winds averaging in the mid-teens overnight.

A skier triggered and was able to ride off a small wind slab in the Central Wasatch Range yesterday... No recent avalanches have been reported in the Logan Area, even after a busy weekend in the backcountry.

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We'll see snow showers, colder temperatures and gradually increasing northwest winds today, with a few inches of accumulation possible... An inch or two of snow is likely tonight, with temperatures dropping below zero. Expect arctic temperatures tomorrow and north winds shifting around and coming from an easterly direction. A high pressure system will control the weather pattern through most of the upcoming week and with cold arctic air on the way valley inversions will likely be strong, brown, and unhealthy.

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