Advisory: Logan Area Mountains | Issued by Toby Weed for March 11, 2013 - 6:04am |
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Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
5,000-7,000 ft.
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bottom line Generally stable snow conditions exist, and the danger is mostly LOW (level 1) in the backcountry this morning. There are some exceptions, and you might find pockets with heightened avalanche conditions and a MODERATE (or level 2) danger in some places.
Use normal caution, evaluate the snow and terrain carefully, and continue to avoid steep drifted slopes and areas with soft and saturated snow.
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current conditions The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 28 degrees, and with 60" of total snow, the station sits at 63% of average water for the date. The CSI Logan Peak weather station at 9700' reports 20 degrees and west-northwest winds picked up overnight and are averaging in the mid twenties with gust of 37 mph early this morning. You can still find fairly nice dry snow on north facing slopes at upper elevations, but elsewhere sun and warm temperatures created crusty or soggy snow conditions....
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recent activity No new avalanches were reported or observed in the Logan Area over the weekend.. Here's a link to our updated Avalanche List.
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type | aspect/elevation | characteristics |
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Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
5,000-7,000 ft.
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description
The danger is Low this morning in most areas, but Low doesn't mean No danger, and you still might trigger avalanches on very steep slopes or in rather exceptional terrain. You still need to use good backcountry travel protocols
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weather A little snow is possible this afternoon, but temperatures will be fairly warm and not much in the way of accumulation is expected. Expect mostly cloudy skies, mountain high temperatures in the upper 30s and a westerly breeze. Snow showers are possible tonight, but again accumulations will be rather light, with moderate west winds and low temperatures in the mid twenties. Snow showers are possible again tomorrow morning, and the sun may come out for a while in the afternoon. High temperatures will climb into the lower 40s and the moderate winds will be from the west-southwest. It looks like mountain temperatures will continue to gradually climb each day this week and could ascend into the 50+ range on Thursday. Check out the Logan Mountain Weather page...
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general annoucements For a printer friendly version of this advisory click HERE Remember your information from the backcountry can save lives. If you see or trigger an avalanche, or see anything else we should know about, please send us your snow and avalanche observations. You can also call us at 801-524-5304 or email by clicking HERE. In the Logan Area you can contact Toby Weed directly at 435-757-7578. I will update this advisory on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mornings by around 7:30... This advisory is produced by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. It describes only general avalanche conditions and local variations always exist. |