Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Provo Area Mountains Issued by Drew Hardesty for Sunday - February 11, 2018 - 7:26am
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The avalanche hazard is generally LOW. Human triggered avalanches 1-2' deep are unlikely but not impossible in isolated terrain. Many experienced people continue to avoid steep slopes facing north through northeast at the mid and upper elevations - particularly if the slope offers a poor runout. Very shallow wind drifts and sluffs may be possible in the highest elevations.
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current conditions

Skies are mostly clear with temps in the teens. Winds are from the southwest, blowing 10mph, gusting to 15. The Provo mountains picked up a trace to 2" yesterday.

Although Salt Lake-centric, our Week in Review for February 2-8:


Year in Review. Back in mid to late December, we took stock of our thin snowpack and how it may play a role in avalanche conditions for the winter. Since then, we've had many many very close calls involving very experienced individuals. And now, almost two months later, how is our winter stacking up? Jim Steenburgh, in his highly recommended blog Wasatch Weather Weenies, brings us up to date. (Teaser: we sit firmly in 2nd place after the disastrous winter of 76/77.)
recent activity

No recent reports from the Provo mountains.
Avalanche Problem 1
type aspect/elevation characteristics
LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
over the next 12 hours
description

The persistent slab instability has mostly gone dormant, yet few of us are enamored with the structure. On Friday, my partner and I backed off a steep upper elevation slope in Broads Fork of BCC. I felt that it probably wouldn't slide, but "probable" wasn't good enough. We simply backed off and chose more forgiving terrain. The structure is most suspect on north to northeast facing slopes above about 9000'.
weather

Under clear skies, moutain temperatures should reach into the low 20s at 10,000' and the mid-30s at 8500'. Winds will start to back to the southwest at 15mph, but may reach 20-25mph hourly averages by late afternoon. Another weak system moves through tomorrow afternoon/eve and again later Wednesday with some more promise over the late weekend.
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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 occur.