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Avalanche Advisory
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Advisory: Logan Area Mountains Issued by Toby Weed for November 8, 2012 - 7:51am
Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
5,000-7,000 ft.
bottom line

There is a LOW danger in the backcountry, with crusty snow lingering only on upper elevation shady slopes. An incoming storm with heavy snowfall and strong winds wil cause the avalanche danger to rise for the weekend on slopes with preexisting snow, and early season avalanches will become a possibility.




danger scale: 1. Low 2. Moderate 3. Considerable 4. High 5. Extreme
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current conditions

Snow only remains at upper elevations and on slopes facing the northern half of the compass... The existing snow is more substantial in the Southern Bear River Range with up to around a foot-and-a-half of dense snow in wind deposition areas Above 8500' on north facing slopes on Wednesday we found small-grained, weak, sugary faceted snow just under a fragile and somewhat inconsistent melt-freeze surface crust.. Sunnier and lower elevation slopes that aren't burnt out sport shallow moist melted and refrozen snow.

Avalanche Problem 1over the next 24 hours
type aspect/elevation characteristics
Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
5,000-7,000 ft.
likelihood size
likely
unlikely
large
small
distribution trend
widespread
isolated
More Dangerous
Increasing
Less Dangerous
description

Currently a low danger with shallow snow coverage limited to upper elevation shady slopes. Expect the danger to rise on slopes with preexisting snow for the weekend, with significant snowfall expected overnight Thursday and through Friday. A foot or more of accumulation and fairly strong winds are expected....

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