There is a level 3 or Considerable danger in the backcountry, and dangerous avalanche conditions exist, mainly on drifted upper and mid elevation slopes. Natural and triggered wind slab avalanches up to a few feet deep and large cornice falls are probable in many exposed upper and mid-elevation areas. In some areas, dangerous and destructive triggered deep hard slab avalanches are possible on slopes steeper than about 35 degrees with preexisting weak layers. Deep slab avalanches could be triggered remotely, from a distance or from below. You'll find safer traveling conditions and a level 2 or Moderate danger in more sheltered, lower angled, and lower elevation terrain. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route finding, and conservative decision making are essential in avalanche terrain today.

Heavy snow fell Friday and Friday night on lighter snow from earlier in the week, and the fresh powder is inverted or heavier on top. This situation makes for difficult traveling and dangerous avalanche conditions.. Cold temperatures overnight probably helped to sublimate or dry out the heavier snow near the surface.. The CSI Logan Peak weather station clocked north winds averaging in the upper teens overnight, and its 8 degrees at 9700'. The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 12 degrees this morning, and there is 122 inches of total snow on the ground containing 147% of average water for the date.

The Logan Area experienced a widespread natural avalanche cycle late Friday and or pre-dawn Saturday. Many avalanches involving new storm snow were observed from across the zone. I went up on Maple Bench to have a look at the activity with afternoon clearing.... I noted fresh avalanche activity in nearly every suspect avalanche path and on most steep slopes facing all directions and at all elevations above around 6000' in elevation. Most of these were shallow storm snow or wind slab avalanches, but it also looked like a few probably stepped down into buried January week layers.... Some of the observed slides were quite broad, with the larger and deeper avalanches on upper and mid elevation north and northeast facing slopes.....

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Expect a gradual warming trend and fairly benign weather for the next few days. More active weather is expected for the later half of the week, with a series of rather small impulses affecting the zone starting on around Wednesday..........

The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center is offering an Advanced Avalanche Skills Workshop, with a classroom session in the evening of March 3 and a field session on Saturday, March 5. You need to register in advance with the USU Outdoor Recreation Program.......

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