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Parks and Recreation, The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Department
of Emergency Services and Homeland Security and
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you on top”
AVALANCHE ADVISORY
Saturday,
December 23, 2006 7:30 am
Good morning, this is Brett Kobernik with
the
Current Conditions:
Ridgetop temperatures
cooled right off and are in the single digits at many locations while northerly
winds are light. Only 1 to 2 inches of
snow fell in the last 24 hours.
Snowpack and Avalanche Conditions:
Friday’s soupy weather
produced a small amount of snow that would sluff along with some of the faceted
surface snow from the last week. Aside
from that things are fairly quiet. A
thin rime crust reportedly formed during the day in the
There were a few
avalanches during the mid week which demonstrate that you may still find some
pockets out there especially near the upper ridges. (Natural avalanche, Red
Baldy in the White Pine drainage.
PHOTO
1, PHOTO
2) Wind drifts on top of sugary
(faceted) snow would be the likely set up.
Bottom Line for the
The avalanche danger
is generally LOW today but there are pockets with a MODERATE danger near upper elevation ridges. Watch for drifts and slabs in thin snowpack
areas with weaker snow underneath.
Mountain Weather:
Today we’ll see partly
cloudy skies with light northerly winds and ridgetop temperatures in the mid
20s. A fast moving storm will affect the
northern
Announcements:
Yesterday, the Wasatch Powderbird Guides did not fly and today they will
be in American Fork and Cascade.
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state wide tollfree hotline is 1-888-999-4019.
(For early morning detailed avalanche activity report hit option 8)
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We appreciate any snowpack and
avalanche observations you have, so please leave us a message at (801) 524-5304
or 1-800-662-4140, or email us at [email protected].
(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.
Drew Hardesty will update this advisory by 7:30 on Sunday morning, and
thanks for calling.