In partnership with: Utah Division of State
Parks and Recreation, The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Department
of Emergency Services and Homeland Security and
AVALANCHE ADVISORY
Friday,
February 10, 2006 7:30am
Good morning, this is Brett Kobernik with the
The Banff Mountain Film Festival will be in town
February 21st & 22nd. This is a
benefit for the
Current Conditions:
The current snow surface is a mix of sun,
melt/freeze, and wind crusts at all elevations.
If you search around you can find a few areas with soft settled dense
powder. Ridgetop
winds are slowly picking up from the north and are averaging around 15 mph with
gusts near 30 and into the 50s at the most exposed locations. Ridgetop
temperatures are in the mid teens.
Avalanche Conditions:
Things are quiet in the backcountry as far
as avalanches are concerned. The only
activity from Thursday included minor wet slides on some southerly facing
slopes. With cooler temperatures today,
wet activity will be even more minimal.
There is not a lot of loose snow around for the winds to transport but
with the gusty conditions in the forecast you should pay attention for fresh
drifts along the upper ridges.
Bottom Line:
The avalanche danger is generally LOW. Remember that LOW doesn’t
mean NO danger. Watch for small wind drifts that may crack
and surprise you, knocking you off your feet in exposed locations.
Mountain Weather:
Cooler breezy conditions are in store for today. Skies will be mostly sunny with ridgetop temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s. Ridgetop winds will
be from the north in the 15 to 25 mph range with stronger gusts at the higher locations. A weak system will affect the area after the
weekend bringing little chance for snow.
A better looking change in the weather pattern should start mid week bring more promising
chances for snow. National
Weather Service graphic Forecast.
Announcements:
Click here to check out our new online avalanche encyclopedia.
Early birds and snow
geeks can catch our 6AM report at 364-1591.
You can find our mountain
weather forecast here
by about noon each day.
Click HERE for a text only version of the avalanche advisory.
To
have this advisory automatically e-mailed to you each day, click HERE.
UDOT also has a highway avalanche control work
hotline for Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and
Wasatch
Powderbird Guides flew in yesterday Cascade,
Please
report any backcountry snow and avalanche conditions. Call (801) 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140, email [email protected] or fax 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.
Evelyn Lees will
update this advisory by 7:30 Friday morning.
Thanks for calling.