Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Moab Area Mountains Issued by Greg Gagne for Friday - April 7, 2017 - 7:44am
bottom line

The avalanche danger is LOW and mostly stable snow conditions exist. With the lack of a solid refreeze, we may see an increased likelihood for loose, wet slide activity.
current conditions

High clouds are streaming into the area and south winds have been on the increase since 10 pm last night and are blowing in the 20 - 30 mph range. 10,000' temperatures are right around 40 F. We did not get a solid refreeze, and conditions can best be described as a "mixed bag".

Winds, temperature and humidity on Pre Laurel Peak (11,700'

Snow totals, temperature and humidity in Gold Basin. (10,000')

Snow totals, temperature and snow/water equivalent at Geyser Pass Trailhead. (9600')
recent activity

Other than a few small point releases, no avalanche activity was reported.
Avalanche Problem 1
type aspect/elevation characteristics
LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
over the next 24 hours
description

The avalanche danger is low and mostly stable snow conditions exist. Without a solid overnight refreeze we may see an increase in the probability of wet loose avalanches today.
weather

Clouds are moving into the region ahead of a storm system that is mostly going to affect areas to the north. High temperatures today will be in the low 40's F with breezy southwest winds. Slight chance of rain and snow showers overnight and into Saturday, with continued breezy conditions.
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