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Avalanche advisory
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Good morning, this is Drew Hardesty with the
Current Conditions:
A strong cold front swept through overnight, plunging temperatures into the
single digits and mid-teens, and those looking for corn may want to look at lower
elevations and take a book while waiting for things to soften. The northwest winds slacked off from
yesterday’s blustery 30-45mph speeds to a more reasonable 15-20mph and that
trend should continue throughout the day.
Before heading out today, throw a quick file across those edges and
then take a hard look at your dental insurance.
Avalanche Conditions:
The good news is that the cold front effectively locked up the wet snow
problems and despite the winds, there just wasn’t much snow to blow around. Today’s problems will be centered around that
odd wind drift in upper elevation steep terrain and the potential for a slide
for life on the slick snow surfaces.
Bottom Line (
The avalanche danger is generally LOW. If things start to get wet and sloppy, it’ll
be time to change aspects or head for the car.
For an explanation of avalanche danger ratings go to: http://www.avalanche.org/~uac/ed-scale.htm
Mountain Weather: (You can find the afternoon Weather Update here.)
We’ll be under a cold mostly dry north and northwesterly flow for most of the
week. Clear skies will become partly
cloudy this afternoon ahead of a weak disturbance moving through tonight that
may give us as much as an inch or so. Winds
will be out of the north at 10-15mph.
8000’ highs will be in the mid-twenties with 10,000’ temperatures in the
low teens.
Yesterday, Wasatch
Powderbird Guides didn’t get out, but will be in AF, Cascade, and the Sessions
today.
If you have any snow or
avalanche observations, call and leave a message at 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140,
or e-mailing us at [email protected]. Fax is 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
7:30 on Monday morning.
Thanks for calling.