An Avalanche Warning remain in effect for all the mountains of northern and central Utah  Dangerous avalanche conditions exist on many aspects and elevations. Backcountry travelers should avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees and all avalanche run out zones.

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The wind continues to pick up and temperatures continue to rise in advance of the strong cold front expected by mid day. Temperatures are 5 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday morning. At 9,500' it was 38 degrees overnight with near freezing at 11,000'. On the highest peaks the wind is blowing 36, gusting to 64 from the southwest and on most ridge tops it's blowing 20, gusting to 50.

The snow yesterday was dry, dense, Styrofoam that rode fast with moist to wet snow at elevations below about 8,500'.

Several natural and human triggered avalanches continued to occur in the backcountry yesterday throughout northern and central Utah. Here are the ones we know about for the Wasatch Range: Click on the hot links to view the more detailed reports. In the Salt Lake area mountains:

• South of Twin Lakes Pass - intentionally, cornice-triggered avalanche deep slab 4' deep, 200' wide. (I arrived afterwards and myself, as well as a helicopter search, noticed a lone, fresh, ski track covered by debris with no apparent exit track. I searched the debris and found no beacon signal and noticed a hard-to-see exit track that was not visible from the helicopter who also did a long-line beacon search).
• Wolverine Cirque natural deep slab
• Radar Love Bowl (near Scott's Peak on the Park City ridge line) 4' x 400'
• New snow and/or wind slabs in Dutch Draw and Flagstaff Ridge

There are also new and better photos of avalanche activity from the 14th including: Cardiac Pass, West Monitor, and Loafer Mountain south of Provo.

In other areas, in the Uinta Mountains there was a very large, explosive triggered avalanche yesterday and on the Manti Skyline, a snowmobiler triggered a very large, deep slab and he is lucky to be alive.

Radar Love Bowl near Scott's Peak on the Park City ridge line was triggered by an intentional cornice drop. Thanks to "Bayou Dave" for the photos

Intentional cornice drop triggered this 4' x 200' avalanche south of Twin Lakes Pass between Brighton and Alta. It was thought for awhile that someone was buried in it.

We will have very warm temperatures and strong wind from the southwest this morning before the cold front arrives by mid day. We should only get 1-3 inches of fresh snow as it passes. Temperatures will drop rapidly after the front dropping from the upper 30's to the mid teens later in the day. Temperature should rebound with sunny skies on Monday and Tuesday and we have another cold front due on Wednesday.

Remember your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know about, please participate in the creation of our own community avalanche advisory by submitting snow and avalanche conditions. You can also call us at 801-524-5304 or 800-662-4140, email by clicking HERE, or include #utavy in your tweet or Instagram.

If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry - especially if you are adjacent to a ski area – please call the following teams to alert them to the slide and whether anyone is missing or not. Rescue teams can be exposed to significant hazard when responding to avalanches, and do not want to do so when unneeded. Thanks.

Salt Lake and Park City – Alta Central (801-742-2033), Canyons Resort Dispatch (435-615-3322)

Snowbasin Resort Dispatch (801-620-1017), Powder Mountain Dispatch (801-745-3772 x 123).

Sundance Dispatch (801-223-4150)

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To those skinning uphill at resorts:  it is your responsibility to know the resort policy on uphill travel.  Some allow uphill travel and have guidelines, some don't. Contact the Ski Patrol at each resort for details. IMPORTANT: Before skinning at a resort under new snow conditions, check in with Ski Patrol.  Resorts can restrict or cut off access if incompatible with control and grooming operations.

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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.