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 Saturday - February 17, 2018 - 6:44am |
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current conditions We've found stellar powder riding conditions in the Central Bear River Range, with well over a foot of nice new snow at upper elevations, and a few much needed inches at lower elevations refreshing backcountry access routes. Unfortunately, westerly winds picked up yesterday, continued to blow overnight, and are forecast to increase further today ahead of a strong winter storm. While you will find mostly stable snow and a Low danger in sheltered terrain and at lower elevations, heightened wind slab avalanche conditions exist on many drifted slopes, and there are areas with Considerable danger at upper elevations.
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Continuing and increasing west wind will have plenty of soft snow to drift, will build up existing slabs, and create new drifts in lee slope deposition areas. Today's wind slabs will be stiffer, thicker, wider, run farther, and be less manageable than they were yesterday.
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weather The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Winter Storm Watch. A mild day is expected across the area today. A significant winter storm will move slowly through the region Sunday through Tuesday.
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general announcements Episode 5 of the UAC podcast To Hell in a Heartbeat - A Conversation With Tom Diegel and Matt Clevenger About the 12.26.08 Full Burial on Little Water is live. This podcast talks with Matt and Tom about their experience and the massive success of the To Hell in a Heartbeat video which has been viewed almost 3M times. Check it out on ITunes, Stitcher, the UAC blog, or wherever you get your podcasts. We have discount lift tickets for Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, Snowbasin,and Beaver Mountain. Details and order information here. All proceeds from your purchase go towards paying for avalanche forecasting and education. The UAC Marketplace is online. The holiday auction is closed, but our online marketplace still has deals on skis, packs, airbag packs, beacons, snowshoes, soft goods and much more. The UAC has new support programs with Outdoor Research and Darn Tough. Support the UAC through your daily shopping. When you shop at Smith's, or online at Outdoor Research, REI, Backcountry.com, Darn Tough, Patagonia, NRS, Amazon, eBay a portion of your purchase will be donated to the FUAC. See our Donate Page for more details on how you can support the UAC when you shop. Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you buy or sell on eBay - set the Utah Avalanche Center as a favorite non-profit in your eBay account here and click on eBay gives when you buy or sell. You can choose to have your seller fees donated to the UAC, which doesn't cost you a penny Check it out on ITunes, Stitcher, the UAC blog, or wherever you get your podcasts. Now is a great time to practice companion rescue techniques with your backcountry partners. Here's our rescue practice video. EMAIL ADVISORY: If you would like to get the daily advisory by email you will need to subscribe here. Remember your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know about, please help us out by submitting snow and avalanche observations. You can also call us at 801-524-5304, email by clicking HERE, or include #utavy in your Instagram. 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 occur. |