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! |
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: Moab Area Mountains | Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Saturday - January 9, 2016 - 5:09pm |
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special announcement This is advisory is being updated at 5:00 p.m. to announce that the road to Geyser Pass is officially open. Thanks to the USFS Manti- La Sal Moab / Monticello Ranger District for partnering with Le Grand Johnson and Grand County to make this happen. The Utah Avalanche Center-Moab will be hosting an Avalanche 101 class on January 15,16. This course is generously sponsored by Moab Gear Trader and will consist of an evening classroom session and a day out in the field. This course will cover avalanche characteristics and snowpack fundamentals, clues to instability, assessment of avalanche terrain, route finding and companion rescue. For more information, see the link below or contact me at [email protected]. https://utahavalanchecenter.org/classes/moab-backcountry-101 |
current conditions The mountains picked up about about a foot of snow between Tuesday and Friday this week and winds have remained remarkably calm. Conditions should be still be excellent up there, so get up and enjoy it before high pressure sets in this week. Winds, temperature and humidity on Pre-Laurel Peak New snow totals, temperature and humidity in Gold Basin Total snow depth and temperature at Geyser Pass Trailhead
Another gorgeous day on Laurel Ridge.
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weather Tonight A 10 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Sunday A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night A 10 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind around 5 mph. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind around 5 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 18. |
general announcements Grooming: Matt was able to get up with the plow crews today, and he groomed Gold Basin and packed out over Geyser Pass. Thanks for sending in your observations. You can view Moab observations here. To post an observation go here. To receive this advisory by email go here. 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 exist. |
Advisory Hotline: (888) 999-4019 | Contact Information