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There's a level 2 or Moderate danger in the Logan Zone. Heightened avalanche conditions persist, and dangerous triggered avalanches are possible. You still might trigger large and destructive deep slab avalanches on isolated steep slopes with poor snow structure, especially on very steep slopes facing the northern half of the compass. You are most likely to trigger one of these monsters in rocky areas with generally shallow snow cover, and you could trigger a deep slab from an area where the slab is relatively thin... Also today, you could trigger shallow wind slab avalanches in upper elevation terrain exposed to drifting. Evaluate the snow and terrain carefully and continue to avoid very steep slopes facing the northern half of the compass and drifted slopes at upper elevations. Once again, you'll find safer conditions in sheltered areas, on south facing slopes, at lower elevations, and in lower angled terrain..

Warm temperatures from the weekend crusted lower elevation snow, but you can still find fine shallow powder riding conditions at upper and mid elevations, especially on shady sheltered slopes. Lower angled terrain is still my preferred option, since the soft snow is nice and fast and I don't have to worry so much about dangerous avalanches on slopes less steep than around 30 degrees... It's 20 degrees up at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, and there is 68 inches of total snow on the ground containing 79% of normal water for the date. The site reported one inch of new snow from overnight. The Campbell Scientific Logan Peak weather station at 9700' reports 14 degrees this morning, with light southwest winds and possible rime issues. Southwest winds averaged in the teens with gusts to 25 mph on Mt Ogden overnight.

No significant avalanches were reported in the Logan Zone in over a week. Over the weekend. a small wet avalanche was reported from lower Providence Canyon caused by Saturday's lower elevation warmth.. It's been three weeks now since the last very dangerous triggered deep slab was reported in the zone....

(go to our current conditions page for more details on local activity and reports of other recent avalanches in Utah)

Expect a little snow in morning, with light accumulations of less than an inch forecast. Expect 8500' high temperatures around 22 degrees, a fairly light northwesterly breeze, and a little sunshine is possible this afternoon.... It'll be mostly clear overnight, with low temperatures hovering in the lower teens and moderate northwest winds. We'll see increasing cloudiness tomorrow and high temperatures in the mid twenties... A storm system will affect areas to our north over the weekend, and it's looking more likely that it will graze northern Utah... Don't get your hopes up, but it is possible that the energetic and cold storm will take a more southerly path, and we could see significant snowfall.... Stay tuned for more details and developments on this as the weekend approaches....

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I will update this advisory by around 7:30 in the morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.....

This advisory is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.