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Good morning, this is Ethan
Greene with the
Current Conditions:
The clouds began to roll in yesterday
afternoon and it almost felt like winter in the mountains. We picked up about a half inch of wet snow
above about 9,000’, but that’s barely enough to cover all the rocks. This morning the skies are mostly cloudy and temperatures
are in the low to mid 20’s at 8,000’ and upper teens at 10,000’. The winds are blowing in the 30 mph range
from the west with some gusts over 50 along the highest ridgelines.
A few patches of recrystalized
powder still exist on slopes sheltered from both the wind and sun. Elsewhere, there is a nice variety of wind
and sun crusts creating interesting to frustrating conditions. On sunny aspects the snow is generally
supportable above 9,000’.
Avalanche Conditions:
Cooler temperatures and some
cloud cover will reduce the avalanche potential today. With very little new snow in the last week
there are few new avalanche problems. The
greatest danger in the backcountry may be crashing into a hidden rock or log.
Time and mild temperature
have greatly reduced the change of triggering a deeper hard slab
avalanche. But if you’re headed into
steep terrain in mid and upper elevations areas they may be isolated weak areas
where you could trigger a hard slab.
Bottom Line (SLC and
The avalanche danger is
generally LOW.
The avalanche danger is
generally LOW.
Mountain Weather:
An upper level front will
move through northern
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and avalanche conditions, especially if you observe or trigger an avalanche,
call (801) 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140, or email to [email protected] or fax to
801-524-6301. The information in this
advisory is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its
content. This advisory describes general
avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
I will update this advisory by
Thanks for calling!
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National
Weather Service - Salt Lake City - Snow.
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