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During the month of April, Mark Miller will donate $75 to the charity of your choice (5 to chose from, including the Utah Avalanche Center!) Mark Miller Subaru has raised over $300k in the previous 6 Do Good Feel Good events. More Info here | ![]() |
Advisory: Logan Area Mountains | Issued by Toby Weed for Friday - March 20, 2015 - 6:53am |
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special announcement Special thanks to Buttar's of Tremonton and ArcticCat for hooking us up with the light and powerful M8000,
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current conditions Heightened wet avalanche conditions still exist during the heat of the day in the backcountry. The snow in many areas is lacking a good overnight refreeze again, and powerful high angle sun and 50 degree temperatures at 9000' will once again cause the snow to soften and create a rising avalanche danger with saturated snow on some steep slopes. The Tony Grove Snotel reports 57 inches of total snow containing 81% of average water for the date. Temperatures did not drop below freezing last night again, and it's 36 degrees at 8400'. I'm reading 34 degrees at Beaver Mountain, and light westerly winds. Natural wet avalanches look like hot wax running off the mountain-sides. Mt. Magog from the east, 3-17-2015
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recent activity Widespread natural loose wet avalanches occurred across the Logan Zone during the heat of the day earlier in the week, and we observed natural activity on west, north, and east facing slopes at mid and upper elevations. ***Watch "Natural Wet Avalanches up in Tony Grove," an observation video from yesterday,(3-17-2015),.......... HERE Recent natural wet avalanches on the north side of Tony Grove Lake. (3-17-2015)
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Wet avalanches are possible again in some steep terrain today, especially during the afternoon heat. Avoid shallow or rocky areas with melt softened and saturated snow, and avoid travel under cliffs and ridge-top cornices, which may fail in the midday warmth and trigger wet avalanches below.
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weather It'll be sunny and mild in the mountains again, with a high temperature at 9000' around 50 degrees and light to moderate southwest winds. It'll be mostly clear tonight, (which will help refreeze the surface snow at least), with an expected low temperature around 34 degrees and continuing southwest winds. It'll be partly cloudy tomorrow, with high temperatures around 50 degrees again and increasing southwest wind. We might see a bit of snow in the mountains, and at least some much needed cooler temperatures early next week, starting around Monday. ***Check out our one-stop weather page........HERE
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general announcements
***Advisories by email for the Logan Zone. Go here for details. Discount lift tickets are now available at Backcountry.com. Thanks to Ski Utah and the Utah Resorts. All proceeds go towards paying for Utah Avalanche Center avalanche and mountain weather advisories. Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you shop from Backcountry.com or REI: Click this link for Backcountry.com or this link to REI, shop, and they will donate a percent of your purchase price to the UAC. Both offer free shipping (with some conditions) so this costs you nothing! ***Please submit snow and avalanche observations from your ventures in the backcountry HERE. You can call us at 801-524-5304 or email HERE, or include #utavy in your Instagram or Tweet us @UAClogan. To report avalanche activity in the Logan Area or to contact the local avalanche forecaster call me, Toby, at 435-757-7578. As we're rapidly heading into spring, next week we'll begin posting these advisories intermittently and as conditions change. 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. |
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