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There is a Level 3 or Considerable danger in drifted upper elevation terrain, and dangerous avalanche conditions exist. You are likely to trigger large cornice fall and wind slab avalanches if you travel on steep drifted upper elevation slopes or too close to the edge of exposed ridges. Dangerous and destructive deep slab avalanches are possible on some drifted upper and mid-elevation slopes and could be triggered by overrunning cornice fall or wind slab avalanches.. The danger is Level 2 or Moderate on the majority of other steep slopes in the zone, and you'll find safer conditions at lower elevations, on lower angled slopes, and in sheltered terrain. Seasonal warning or green-housing might create a danger of wet avalanches on steep slopes with moist fresh snow on the surface. Significant warming Thursday will likely cause the wet avalanche threat to become much more widespread.. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route finding, and conservative decision making are essential in avalanche terrain today.

There is lots of fresh powder in the backcountry, and you will still be able to find great riding conditions especially in safer, sheltered and lower angled terrain.. A bit of green-housing around midday yesterday caused the lower elevation snow to stiffen up and get a bit sticky. The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reported another foot of snow with 1.2 inches of water from Monday's storm, and there is a bit more than 12 feet of total snow at the site.... Intensifying west winds today will find plenty of soft snow for drifting at upper elevations....

Huge natural deep slab avalanches from over the weekend are still being assessed in the Provo Area Mountains, and a large natural from Monday night was reported in the Central Wasatch. Locally, yesterday I could see the expected evidence of natural cornice fall and wind slab avalanche activity on the big east faces of the Wellsville Range, but I didn't note anything extraordinary... A skier triggered and skied out of a small soft slab in Providence Canyon on the steep slope above the mid-canyon Green Gate yesterday afternoon. The foot deep by 30' wide avalanche on a west facing slope at around 7400'in elevation generated some speed and overran the bottom of the popular Dogleg up-track... Riders also reported a "small" triggered avalanche somewhere in the Providence Peak area....

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West winds at upper elevations will intensify into the afternoon, and I expect that drifting will be a significant factor at upper elevations today. Snow is likely, but accumulations will be light. A high pressure will gain control over the weather pattern heading into the later half of the week and seriously warming temperatures will produce the next avalanche concern for Thursday and Friday... Another moist Pacific storm is expected for the weekend and more accumulating snow is expected...

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I will update this advisory in the mornings on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, but we will be ending our regular advisories for the season next week....

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