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Parks and Recreation, The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Department
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AVALANCHE ADVISORY
Tuesday,
February 19, 2008 7:30 am
Good morning, this is
Current Conditions:
Under clear skies and
just shy of a full moon, winds are light from the northwest, running at speeds
of 8-15mph with an occasional gust to 20.
Stagnant and stable weather has mountain temperatures in the mid to
upper twenties, with the lower elevation basins and drainages pooling temperatures
into the mid-teens. Snow surface
conditions remain best on sheltered shady slopes. With another beautiful day in store, you’ll
have another chance to check out new or wilder terrain in the mountains.
Snow and Avalanche Discussion:
Avalanche conditions
are stable and the danger is mostly Low.
Folks continued into more radical terrain yesterday, reporting welded-in
wind drifts and only minor wet activity on the sun-exposed slopes.
The minor concerns for
today will be two-fold. Beware the
yawning glide cracks in Mill B South,
Bottom Line for the
The
avalanche danger is generally LOW. Still, minor wet and dry sluffing may occur
on the steepest slopes and the odd shallow wind pocket may be prodded, but
these issues are only to create trouble if you’re in unforgiving terrain.
Mountain Weather:
It’ll be another
beautiful day. Winds will remain light
as they shift to the south and temps will rise to near 30 at 10,000’ and the mid-30’s at 8000’. A
few systems are on track, starting Wednesday through the weekend. The first will move south and hit central and
southern
Announcements
The Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in
Cascade, and American Fork, with a home run in White Pine yesterday. The plan
for today is to fly in Silver, Days,
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found by calling (801) 975-4838.
Our statewide tollfree line is 1-888-999-4019 (early morning, option 8).
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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.