25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Logan Area Mountains | Issued by Toby Weed for Thursday - April 27, 2017 - 6:36am |
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special announcement Great news… so far there haven’t been any avalanche fatalities in Utah this winter! It has been 26 years since we’ve had a fatality-free winter. Let’s keep it that way and stay safe this spring. Our goal is for everyone to enjoy the Greatest Snow on Earth and come home safe every day. The final regular advisory will be this Sunday, April 16. For the rest of the month we'll issue updates when conditions change significantly; however, we will discontinue issuing regular advisories and avalanche danger ratings after Sunday. |
current conditions The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 23 °F, 8" of new snow in the last 24 hrs, and 3.2" of SWE (Snow Water Equivalent) since Monday. There is 109" of total snow, with 164% of average SWE. It's 16 °F this morning at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station and the wind sensor appears rimed or encased by ice. It's 24 degrees at the UDOT hwy 89 summit weather station and a 16 mph west wind is blowing. West and northwest winds were strong last night, with hourly average wind speeds in the upper twenties and gusts in the forties. The fresh snow is creating elevated avalanche conditions in the backcountry, with wind slab and storm snow avalanches possible at upper elevations and wet loose avalanches entraining significant fresh moist snow likely in steep terrain. |
recent activity A skier reported triggering a wet loose avalanche yesterday evening (4/26/17) on a steep mid elevation slope in Providence Canyon in the north facing Dog Leg avalanche path. View Report Although we will be shutting down regular operations, we will continue to post recent avalanche activity and observations through the end of the month as we receive them, so please do continue to send them to us. You can check the latest observations here. We also follow avalanche-related activity on Instagram - be sure to tag your photos with #utavy . |
general announcements Do you buy groceries at Smiths? When you register your Smith’s rewards card with their Community Rewards program, they will donate to the Utah Avalanche Center whenever you make a purchase. It's easy, only takes a minute, and doesn't cost you anything. Details here. If you sign up for AmazonSmile and designate the Utah Avalanche Center as your favorite charity, they will donate a portion of everything you spend to the UAC. It doesn't cost you a penny and we'd really appreciate the help. Your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know please help us out by submitting snow and avalanche observations. You can call us at 801-524-5304, email by clicking HERE, or include @utavy in your Instagram. In the Logan Area you can reach me at 435-757-7578 This advisory is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always exist. |