We have stopped issuing regular 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 altogether.

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.

As of 6 a.m. in Little Cottonwood Canyon at 9700 feet, 15 inches of snow fell containing 1.5 inches of water. At 7400 feet in Big Cottonwood, 4 inches of snow had accumulated. The Snowbird webcam image from 6 a.m. showed over 12 inches of snow with more falling.

Temperatures were at freezing yesterday during the start of the storm and had dropped to 23 degrees F this morning at 9700 ft. At higher elevations, temperatures started in the upper 20's F and were in the upper teens and low 20's this morning. These temperatures mean that snow started warm and dense and became lighter and drier as the storm progressed overnight.

Winds from the W and NW are a concern at the highest elevations. While they calmed a bit this morning, overnight winds were blowing:

• At 11,000 feet -> averaging 30 mph, gusting 40-50 mph
• At 10,500 feet -> averaging 15-20 mph, gusting 30-40 mph
• At 9,400 feet -> averaging 10 mph, gusting 18 mph

For more information:

• Weather stations and wind sites click HERE.
• Weather forecast and discussion click HERE.
• NOAA snow and avalanche page click HERE.

East winds this weekend transported the new snow from last Thursday/Friday and formed some fresh wind slabs. At least three slides were triggered near Alta (which is closed and has backcountry conditions) on slopes above 10,000 ft on Saturday. These averaged about 12 inches deep. My partner and I triggered a wind slab on Friday that broke about a foot deep on a layer within the storm snow. By Sunday, wet loose avalanches occurred as temperatures warmed and strong sunshine made the new snow wet.

Although we will be shutting down regular operations, we will continue to post recent avalanche activity and observations, 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 .

From the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City:

"A low pressure system aloft will maintain periods of snow through today. High pressure will briefly follow tonight into Wednesday morning, before another series of storm systems impacts the region for the latter half of the week."

Temperatures today at 8500 feet should rise to near 30 degrees F. Snowfall will continue but taper off this afternoon producing another 3-6 inches . Winds at 11,000 feet should blow 20-30 mph from the NW and gust up to 45 mph. At ridgelines at 10,000 feet, winds should blow 10-20 mph.