25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Salt Lake Area Mountains | Issued by Evelyn Lees for Wednesday - April 19, 2017 - 7:12am |
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special announcement We have stopped issuing avalanche advisories for the 2016/2017 season. For the rest of the month we will issue Friday updates for the central Wasatch Mountains and updates any time there is measurable snowfall; however, we have discontinued issuing avalanche danger ratings all together. Watch the video below about things to watch for this spring. This does not mean the end of avalanches. Spring storms and warm temperatures may make avalanche danger rise. If you scroll down, we provide some general avalanche advice to follow for typical spring weather patterns and we provide a series of other links you can use for current conditions and mountain weather. |
current conditions A vigorous front arrived yesterday evening, with a very high ran/snow line that eventually dropped to around 7,500'. While the new snow is "right side up", one report is of densities going from 18% down to 13% - not exactly powder snow. Under mostly cloudy skies, light snow is still falling in parts of the Wasatch mountains. Temperatures have cooled into the twenties and low 30s, with a few upper 30s at the Ogden area mountain trailheads. Westerly winds are light, averaging 5 to 15 mph. Ogden area mountains: about 2-4" of dense snow up high, with only an inch or two at the trailheads when the rain finally changed to snow. SLC/Park City area mountains: 4 to 6" of new dense snow at the upper elevations in the Cottonwoods, with 3 to 4" along the Park City ridge line. Water content about 1/2" to 1" of water content. Provo area mountains: more rain than snow, perhaps 1-2" of snow at the mid elevations and over a 1/2' of rain at the trail heads. For more information: |
recent activity No new avalanches have been reported. Although we will be shutting down regular operations, we will continue to post recent avalanche activity and observations through the end of April, so please do continue to send them to us. You can check the latest observations here. We also follow avalanche-related activity on Instagram - be sure to tag your photos with #utavy . |
weather Mostly cloudy skies today, with a few rain and snow showers possible, especially this afternoon with daytime heating. Temperatures will warm to near 50 F at 8,000'. The westerly winds will be light, averaging 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30 along the highest ridge lines. The next storm is expected to arrive tomorrow (Thursday) early afternoon persisting through the evening hours. Snow levels near 7500 feet falling to 6500 feet during the evening. Several inches of new snowfall is expected for the mid and high elevations. |
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