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Saturday,
January 01, 2005
Good morning, this is Evelyn Lees
with the
I have continued the avalanche
warning for the northern
Current Conditions:
The cold front swept through
northern
Avalanche Conditions:
Yesterday, there were 4 skier
triggered slides in the
Assessing snow pack stability
will be tricky today. There is wide
variation in the snowpack due to the variety of old snow surfaces, differing
snow amounts and the complex pattern of wind drifting. If you do trigger a slide, it will be 1 1/2
to over 3 deep and in a few places could break deeper into old snow layers. Of special note the mountains have finally
received mid and low elevation snow, which fell on a shallow, weak snow pack in
some places, like Mill Creek, and steep slopes may be unusually sensitive in
these areas.
With these complex avalanche
conditions, consider traveling on lower angle slopes, avoid having steep slopes
above you, and reevaluate the snowpack stability often as it changes rapidly
over short distances.
Click HERE
for a current snow profile graphic.
Bottom Line:
Today, the avalanche danger
is HIGH on slopes of about 35 degrees and steeper,
especially with recent drifts of wind blown snow. High means both natural and human triggered
slides are likely. The danger is MODERATE
on slopes of about 30 to 35 degrees.
Mountain Weather:
The storm system will move
east out of
The Wasatch Powderbird Guides
did not fly yesterday because of weather and most likely will not fly
today. If they do they will be in
Registration for
the Friends of the
Free Beacon Rescue
Training Centers are now open at Snowbird and the Canyons. For more information go to
wasatchbackcountryrescue.org.
We do an early morning update
around 6am each day on the 364-1591 line.
To report backcountry snow
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.
Drew Hardesty will update this advisory by 7:30 on
Saturday morning.
Thanks for calling
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For an explanation of
avalanche danger ratings: