Heightened avalanche conditions persist, and overall there's a level 2 or Moderate danger in the Logan Zone, with triggered avalanches possible. I'm continuing to use pockets with a level 3 or Considerable danger in the danger rose to illustrate a lingering danger of potentially deadly deep slab avalanches. You still might trigger dangerous deep slab avalanches on isolated steep slopes with poor snow structure, especially on very steep slopes facing the northern half of the compass and with generally shallow snow cover.. Also today, you could trigger shallow wind slab avalanches in terrain exposed to drifting. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding, and conservative decision-making will again be essential in the backcountry this weekend. You'll find safer conditions in sheltered areas, on south facing slopes, and in lower angled terrain..

Sheltered lower angled terrain continues to offer the best riding conditions. Supportable snow allows you to ride almost anywhere you want to go, but there is still significant risk of hitting rocks, especially in lower elevation meadows and in west or south facing terrain where the existing snow is still pretty shallow. A couple inches of new snow from Wednesday evening now caps a variable surface, with supportable and breakable sun crusts on sunny slopes and shallowly buried wind boards, crusts, and sastrugi in exposed upper elevation terrain. The Campbell Scientific Logan Peak weather station at 9700' reports 23 degrees this morning, and the wind sensor is rimed, so it's not working. Mt. Ogden reports northwest winds overnight averaging in the 10 to 15 mph range. It's 27 degrees up at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, and there is 68 inches of total snow on the ground containing 80% of normal water for the date.

Locally: No avalanches were reported in the Logan Zone since last Friday, when riders triggered shallow wind slabs in Franklin Basin and Providence Canyon... And, its been more than two weeks now since any very dangerous deep slabs were triggered in the zone, with a broad remote triggered hard slab in the Rodeo Grounds on the east side of Logan Peak the last, on January 25th. Reported audible collapses yesterday on low angled north facing terrain at mid elevations indicate lingering unstable snow in some areas....

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Light snowfall will last through the morning, with temperatures in the mid twenties and a moderate west wind. We should see some clearing today, with a status deck likely keeping the light a bit flat. Some sunshine is also possible later in the afternoon. A couple more splitting storms will bring small quantities of snow later in the weekend and into early next week, but nothing significant is in sight.... We're looking at 2 to 4 inches of possible accumulation with the next wave tomorrow night and Sunday. Another splitting storm could bring a bit more snow Monday through Tuesday, and colder temperatures will follow...

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