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| Advisory: Salt Lake Area Mountains | Issued by Brett Kobernik for Wednesday - January 8, 2014 - 6:53am |
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bottom line INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. For today there is a MODERATE avalanche danger. Human triggered avalanches are possible in localized areas. Avoid slopes over 35 degrees in steepness with recent deposits of wind drifted snow on lee sides of the higher ridges. Keep in mind that there is an abundance of very weak faceted snow that is being covered up with new snow and wind drifted snow.
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special announcement Lots of upcoming talks this week (see FULL CALENDAR HERE):
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current conditions The avalanche danger will be on the rise through the weekend. Yesterday kicked off a series of storms that should produce an active slab this week. Only a trace of snow fell but there was a little wind that was drifting snow a bit. Gusty west winds from Tuesday have decreased in speed and are generally light right now. Ridgetop temperatures are in the low to mid 20s. Riding conditions have been getting better since the weekend storm. |
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The persistent weak layers are basically dormant right now. Exceptions perhaps would be in the upper elevation lee sides of ridges where wind has formed slabs. This will most likely change as we add more snow this week. These layers will most likely produce human triggered avalanches at some point. I doubt today will be very dangerous but if you have been getting into steeper terrain recently, you will want to change your habits as we build a slab this week. |
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weather We'll see snow this morning, a break then lingering showers through the day with 3 to 6 inches if we're lucky. Westerly winds will stay fairly light. Ridgetop temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s. Another system will move through Thursday afternoon bringing another shot of snow. Temperatures will dip into the teens. Northwest winds increase on Friday with snow showers possible. A decent cold front looks to move through Saturday night with another good shot of snow. We will probably add 1 to 1.5 inches of water weight and probably around a foot of settled snow by the end of the weekend. |
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