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Avalanche advisory
Thursday, February 12, 2004, 7:30 am
Good
morning, this is Andrew McLean with the
The Friends of the
Current Conditions:
If today feels cold, that’s because it is cold! As of 5:00am this morning, we have a new
record for Feb 12 of -4 degrees at the
Click here for 90k upper Little Cottonwood panorama from Feb 10.
Avalanche Conditions:
The small amount of new, very light density snow has been gently pushed around by moderate but steady ridgetop winds. These winds blew predominately from the north and have created soft, fresh pockets of wind deposited new snow in upper elevation terrain. These pockets have formed on the lee side of ridgelines will be sensitive to the weight of a person. Look for, and avoid, those inviting puffy mounds of marshmallow-like snow around the upper rims of the peaks and send cornices down on them when possible.
On steep, shady slopes, loose snow sluff will still be concern today. These can be held in check by firm slope cuts and being aware of the consequences of being caught from behind, should they sneak up and catch you.
Bottom
Line for the Wasatch Range, including the
The avalanche danger will be generally low today with the exception of upper elevation terrain with recent deposits of wind drifted snow, where it will be moderate.
Mountain Weather:
A dry airmass and high pressure system will ooze over the mountains today, bringing warmer temperatures and clear skies. The warming trend will continue through Friday when daytime highs should reach into the upper 30’s. Winds will be moderate out of the northeast. The cautiously pessimistic best chance for new snow will be on Saturday night with the President’s Day weekend looking mostly cloudy with temperatures in upper 20’s.
For specific digital forecasts for the
General Information:
The Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in the Day’s, Mineral and White Pine drainages yesterday and today they will be operating in Silver, Day’s, Cardiff, Mineral, Alexander, Porter Fork and White Pine.
Some
gear was lost Sunday morning on the Alta to
If you are getting into the backcountry, please give us a call and let us know what you’re seeing, especially if you trigger an avalanche. You can leave a message at 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140. Or you can e-mail an observation to uac@avalanche .org, or you can fax an observation 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.
Thanks for calling.
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