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Please join us at the 23rd annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party Thursday Sept 15. Tickets are on sale now here, at the Black Diamond store & at REI. Special bonus raffle for online ticket purchasers! |
Advisory: Logan Area Mountains | Issued by Toby Weed for Thursday - March 31, 2016 - 7:06am |
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current conditions The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 29 degrees and a storm total yesterday of around 19 inches of new snow with with 1.8" inches of water. There's 101 inches of total snow containing 108% of average water for the date. I'm reading 22 degrees at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, with northwest wind averaging 14 mph currently.
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recent activity
***To view our updated list of backcountry observations and avalanche activity from around Utah, go to our observations page |
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Heightened storm snow avalanche issues exist at upper elevations, and human triggered soft slabs remain possible on slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. This type of new snow instability usually doesn't last long, and a good deal of settlement has already occurred within the new snow. Heat related soft slabs and/or loose sluffs entraining significant piles of initially moistened storm snow will become likely when the fresh snow is warmed by seasonal heating, especially if the sun pops out later today.
Riders triggered several shallow soft slabs in the Tony Grove Area yesterday. (Flygare 3-30-16)
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Northwest winds picked up a bit overnight and they might find a bit of snow to drift at upper elevations. Heightened wind slab avalanche conditions exist and human triggered wind slabs are possible today in some drifted upper elevation terrain.
Cracking like this is a red flag indicating potential soft slab instability. (3-23-16)
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weather A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. |
general announcements The National Avalanche Center recently completed an animated tutorial on the North American Avalanche Danger Scale. HERE 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. We'll update this advisory throughout the season on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mornings by about 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.
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