Heightened avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry and there is a level 2 or Moderate danger. The danger will rise with daytime heating, avalanches will become more likely, and I've added several pockets of level 3 or Considerable danger to the rose. You might trigger a large and dangerous deep slab avalanche up to 3 feet deep in some areas, most likely on a very steep upper elevation slope in an outlying area with poor snow structure and generally thin snow coverage... Wet sluffs and/or slab avalanches will become increasingly possible with the midday heat once again, and cornice falls might trigger large avalanches on steep slopes below. Evaluate the snow and terrain carefully, and continue to avoid steep rocky slopes with generally thin snow cover, steep slopes with melt softened wet snow, and large ridge-top cornices. You'll find safer conditions in sheltered shady areas, at lower elevations, and in lower angled terrain...

Mountain temperatures finally dropped below freezing overnight, most only by a couple degrees... This refreeze, some cloud cover, and a continuing west-southwest breeze will help keep the saturated snow from getting too soft. The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports 30 degrees this morning and an inch of new snow overnight containing 1/10th of an inch of water. There's 78 inches of total snow at the site, containing 87% of normal water for the date. The Campbell Scientific Logan Peak weather station at 9700' reports a cool 24 degrees and west-southwest winds averaging in the teens this morning after posting average wind speeds in the mid twenties for several hours overnight...

At least a couple sizable natural avalanches occurred in the Central Wasatch Range near Salt Lake City over the weekend, and a snow biker triggered a fairly large slide in the Ant knolls to the south... No new avalanches were reported from the Utah backcountry yesterday. Locally; I checked out a rider triggered hard slab avalanche in the Rodeo Grounds on the east side of Logan Peak on Thursday, and despite a busy and sweltering weekend, we haven't received reports of any new avalanches

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Looks like mild and breezy weather will continue through the week, with above normal temperatures. Disturbances will pass to the north, bringing winds, some cloudiness and a chance for a little snow, but not much in the way of accumulation... Expect 8500' high temperatures around 42 today.... Winds will increase overnight and be on the stronger side tomorrow, with temperatures climbing into the mid forties and southwest ridge-top winds averaging around 30 mph, with gusts in the 40s. Our next hope for a snow producing storm will come over the weekend, but models disagree on timing and potency at this point.

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