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 Monday - February 15, 2016 - 7:06am |
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current conditions Temperatures this morning are the coldest they've been in awhile. It is currently 27 degrees at the Geyser Pass Trailhead and a seasonable 17 degrees on Pre Laurel Peak. Northwesterly winds yesterday blew in the 20-30 mph range along ridge tops, backing off this morning to around 15-20 mph. The snow surface continues to be a mixed bag of mostly wind and sun crusts. Scattered pockets of corn-like snow can be found on sheltered, mid elevation southerly aspects, and if you are a diligent seeker you can still find some dry, re-crystallized powder on sheltered, north facing slopes. Where did all the snow go? View north from the summit of Haystack Mountain.
Southeast side of Haystack Mountain. Wind damaged snow exists on all aspects which is hindering the corn snow process. You have to seek out very sheltered areas to find smooth snow.
Looking down the north face of Haystack Mountain. Northwest winds have scoured out the upper elevations.
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 |
recent activity I received this report of a snowboard triggered, shallow, hard wind slab near Colorado Bowl that occurred on Saturday. The avalanche was triggered on a north facing aspect around 11,000' in wind exposed terrain. These types of wind slabs can be difficult to detect as they are often wind etched on the surface and they lay scattered behind subtle terrain features in otherwise wind scoured terrain.
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weather Washington's Birthday Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind around 10 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday Night A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy. Thursday A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Windy. Thursday Night A chance of snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. |
general announcements Road Conditions: The road is plowed but getting sloppy and muddy. Grooming: The trails were groomed Friday. This is a single-person operation and I can't be everywhere at once. You can contribute to your own, community avalanche forecast by letting me know what you're finding. You can view Moab observations here. To post an observation go here. You can also give me a call on my cell phone at 801-647-8896 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. |
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