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We'll have an overall LOW danger. If you hunt for an avalanche, however, you'll find one. Isolated pockets of lingering hard slab remain in the shady mid and upper elevations. Avoid the mid-elevation areas with a shallower refreeze, particularly around rocky outcrops or below cliffbands.

Weekend backcountry riding conditions were pretty good. Last Thursday/Friday's baking-down few inches skiied like velvet on a pool table while the highest northerly elevations still offered something of soft settled powder. For this season, there were few complaints. We had mostly clear skies overnight with a good refreeze on all terrain but for a few outliers along the mid-elevation thermal belt, notably in the Provo and Ogden area mountains. Temperatures are in the upper 20s and low 30s. The westerly winds increased around dinner time last night and remain active along the high ridges, blowing 20-25mph with gusts to 30.

Slow day in the news department. Heard only of a few minor wet releases on some steep southwest facing slopes. I was blown away from the wet slab activity on Timpanogos from last Wednesday. It's worth the extra drive south to Aspen Grove, just up the road from Sundance. (UDOT photos, WPG photos) Did I mention those remaining lift tickets?

We'll have increasing clouds today, accompanied by much cooler weather and some light flurries by the afternoon. Initial westerly winds of 25-30mph should lose steam by the afternoon and be about half of what they are now. Generally warm temps at "freezing" along the ridges will gradually cool with the disorganized front to the low 20s by tonight. 1-2" today and tonight wouldn't be out of the question. The weather "improves" for late Tuesday into Wednesday with a series of smaller storms slated for late week.

SLC: Please contact Alta Central (801-742-2033) if you trigger a large avalanche in the backcountry, especially if you are adjacent to a ski area, 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.

Ogden: Please contact Snowbasin ski patrol (801-620-1000/1017) if you trigger a large avalanche in the backcountry, especially if you are adjacent to a ski area, 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.

Provo: Please contact Sundance ski patrol (801-223-4150) if you trigger a large avalanche in the backcountry, especially if you are adjacent to a ski area, 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.

Discount Lift tickets: Ski Utah, Backcountry.com and the local resorts donated lift tickets, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Utah Avalanche Center. To get the last few tickets left for Park City, Beaver Mountain, and Sundance – click here at discounted prices.

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I will update this forecast tomorrow morning. Thanks for calling.