Introduction: Good Morning this
is Dave Medara with the
WE ARE STARTING TO FILL UP OUR AIARE LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL
2 CLASSES BEING HELD IN THE LA SALS THIS YEAR.
THE LEVEL 1 IS FEBRUARY 3RD-5TH (FRI-SUN), WHILE
OUR LEVEL 2 IS MARCH 3RD-6TH
(FRI-MON). CALL (435)
636-3363 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP.
EACH CLASS IS LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS.
TUITION GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE FRIENDS OF THE MANTI-LA SAL AVALANCHE
CENTER.
To see past advisories check out the ARCHIVE. To see current conditions go to our WEATHER PAGE. To see photos go to the AVIPHOTOS page.
General Conditions:
The 5” of snow that fell Saturday
night was severely needed and now it’s being blown from south to north by
up to 60mph winds. We’ve measured about ten inches of new snow in
The cross country and skate skiing
conditions on the
At the time of this report the road to
the Geyser Pass Trailhead was unplowed, snowy and slippery. Hopefully it will
get plowed today. Stay tuned.
Current Conditions: (click location for latest data)
Geyser
Pass Trailhead (9,600’):
15” at the SNOTEL.
19” at the GPTH Snowstake, 25 degrees at the
Pre-Laurel Peak
Weather Station (11,705’): Still Struggling
with the weather station. Had contact, lost contact. The drama continues with
new hardware.
Mountain Weather: (At 10,500’)
Today: Periods of snow showers with widespread blowing snow, mainly before
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 5 to 10 mph
becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind
between 5 and 10 mph.
Avalanche Conditions: (Link to the
International Avalanche Danger Scale here)
Bumping up yesterday’s danger
rating a notch due to continued high winds and the aforementioned avalanche
activity. Snowpit profiles show a very unstable snowpack structure out there
and these high winds have moved enough snow to tip the balance in some areas,
resulting in natural avalanche activity. Expect to find a HIGH avalanche danger on
steep E-NE-NW facing slopes above treeline or in wind affected areas. Expect to
find a CONSIDERABLE hazard elsewhere
in the range, keeping a keen eye out for areas of wind deposition. We saw
avalanche activity yesterday that was NOT limited to east and north facing
slopes. With winds this strong, it’s hard to predict where cross-loading
will occur. What we can expect is the formation of wind slabs, sometimes at elevations
lower than we would expect. It’s a fragile snowpack out there folks, so
HEADS UP!