25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Provo Area Mountains | Issued by Evelyn Lees for Thursday - December 21, 2017 - 7:11am |
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special announcement For the 2017/2018 winter, we're excited to introduce the Utah Avalanche Center podcast, hosted by forecaster Drew Hardesty and produced by KUER's Benjamin Bombard. On the podcast, you'll find engaging stories, interviews, and lessons learned - all things avalanche, all to help Keep people on top of the greatest snow on earth instead of buried beneath it - and easily found on ITunes, Stitcher, the UAC blog, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can find the first podcast, released yesterday here. Don’t know what to buy your favorite skier for Christmas? Discount lift tickets for Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, Deer Valley, Snowbasin,and Beaver Mountain are now available, donated by the resorts to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center. Details and order information here. These make a great holiday gift and all proceeds go towards paying for avalanche forecasting and education! |
current conditions Skies are cloudy, and very light snow is still falling in the mountains. The few inches of 5% density snow are less than hoped for. Snow totals:
Temperatures are in the teens at the Provo area mountain weather stations, but most likely in the single digits at the high elevations. The northerly winds are currently light, but increase with elevation - strong enough to make it feel like -15°F (wind chill factor) in the breezy areas. So bundle up – wind speeds are expected to increase into the 10 to 20 mph range, with speeds across the high peaks averaging 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 30 mph. The low to mid elevation slopes in the Provo area mountains below about 9500' are mostly bare, with only patchy snow. Ice climbing and hiking may be the current activities of choice for the Provo area mountians. |
recent activity None. |
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Yesterday, hours of strong, southwesterly winds drifted what snow it could find onto a variety of aspects and elevations. These drifts would be on upper elevation, northwest through easterly facing slopes in the Provo area mountains, the only place where there is weak, faceted snow beneath.
I’d approach steep slopes at the highest elevations cautiously today– any cracking, collapsing or change in snow density in your travels are indications of wind drifts, and is a warning you should avoid steep slopes. |
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After 3 weeks of high pressure, where there is snow, it's composed of very weak faceted snow and crusts. While this storm wasn’t large enough to overweight the old snow, a triggered avalanche just might be able to step down. So keep focused on this weak snow. There is always a first avalanche to a cycle. Again, only an issue above about 9,500'. |
weather This morning’s snow flurries will give way to partly sunny skies by afternoon. But brisk winds and temperatures only warming into the teens to low 20s will make for a cold day in the mountains. The northwesterly winds will remain in the 10 to 20 mph range, with speeds along the highest ridgelines averaging 25 mph, with gusts to 30. Friday, skies will be partly sunny and temperatures slightly warmer. There’s another chance for a small shot of snow Friday night into Saturday. |
general announcements FOR MORE GENERAL INFORMATION CLICK 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 occur. |