Moab Avalanche Advisory

Forecaster: Max Forgensi

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Special Announcement is for the time period between Saturday February 25th and Wednesday February 29th.

Spring is on the way to southeast Utah, but is not quite here. Strong winds will continue to affect the region for the next 48 hours followed by a storm system. These winds have already produced large avalanches in the past 48 hours. Large wind slabs are present at and above tree line. Click HEREto see the details of an avalanche fatality that occurred in the Park City Area on February 23rd. Wind slab overlying buried weak layers....

There are plenty of opportunities for safe recreation in the mountains. LUNA groomed the entire track yesterday and all roads to the trail heads are clear thanks to the hard work of the San Juan County Road department.

This forecast will be updated on March 1st. Any observations would be greatly appreciated to assist me while I am out of the area. Thank you!

MOUNTAIN WEATHER

@ 10,000' in the La Sal Mountains, Utah Today: A 10 percent chance of snow showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to between 25 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Monday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a south southwest wind between 30 and 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Monday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy and windy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 24.

This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done.  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.

This advisory provided by the USDA Forest Service, in partnership with:

The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation, Utah Division of Emergency Management, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake Unified Fire Authority and the friends of the La Sal Avalanche Center. See our Sponsors Page for a complete list.