In partnership with:
Tri-City Performance, Polaris, the
The information in this advisory expires 24 hours after
the date and time it’s issued, but will be updated on Wednesday February 7,
2007.
Good Morning! This is Craig
Gordon with the Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center with your avalanche and
mountain weather advisory for the western Uinta Mountains. Today is
This
advisory covers the terrain from Daniels Summit, to
I’d like to
thank Jim Shea, The Canyons and Colleen Graham from the Friends of the UAC for
all their hard work in making Friday night’s Know Before You Go fundraiser such
a success!
Current Conditions:
Under mostly cloudy
skies, temperatures remained mild overnight and currently it’s in the low to
mid 20’s at the trailheads and at 10,000’. Along the high ridges west and
northwesterly winds are starting to relax slightly, but are still averaging 25
mph gusting into the upper 30’s. The recent upper elevation wind event has
wreaked havoc with the snow surface, though there are still pockets of soft
settled powder on sheltered shady mid elevation slopes.
Avalanche Conditions:
An avalanche
accident near the peak of the Pfeifferhorn on the ridgeline
separating Little Cottonwood Canyon from
Bottom Line:
At mid and upper elevations the avalanche danger is MODERATE today on any
slope steeper than about 35 degrees with recent deposits of wind drifted snow.
A MODERATE avalanche
danger means human triggered avalanches are possible.
On wind sheltered slopes the avalanche danger is
generally LOW.
Mountain Weather:
A
ridge of high pressure will begin to settle in over the region today, ushering
in clearing skies and warmer temperatures. Highs today at 10,000’ will be near
32 degrees and at 8,000’ in the mid to upper 30’s. Overnight lows dip into the
low 20’s. Winds will slowly decrease over the next 24 hours, but will still be
an issue today blowing out of the west and northwest at speeds of 25-35 mph
along the ridges. Temperatures warm for Monday and Tuesday and a few weak
systems slide through the area later in the week. It looks like a change in the
dry weather pattern is on tap to develop by next weekend with a series of storm
systems impacting the region. It’s still too early to tell the track and timing
of the storms, but we should have a better idea for Wednesday’s midweek update.
Announcements:
The first annual western Uinta fundraising ride was
an amazing success with nearly 150 people showing up for the ride alone!
I want to thank the Jim Shea Family Foundation,
Rocky Mountain Sledders, the Wasatch Snowmobile Association and the Utah
Snowmobile Association for all their tireless work in putting the event
together. Thanks again to Team Thunderstruck and the Boondockers
crew for helping out and schooling even the most experienced riders. Also, we
couldn’t have pulled it off if it weren’t for Chad Booth who did an incredible
job as both master of ceremonies and auctioneer. Finally, it wouldn’t have been
possible without the support of everyone who attended… you folks are
awesome!
I want to thank the crew at Tri-City Performance in
Springville along with Polaris and the Utah Snowmobile Association for
partnering with the avalanche center and stepping up to the plate by providing
a new sled for this season! Click
here, to
see the new
ride!
We installed Beacon Basin at the Noblett’s
Trailhead and it’s good to go. I want to thank Doug, Bill, Jared, Brad and
Wally who
unselfishly took time out of their powder day to
help out the riding community… you guys rock!
Free avalanche awareness classes are available. Give
me a call at 801-231-2170 or email [email protected]
and get one scheduled before the season gets too crazy!
If any terms confuse you, take a look at our new avalanche encyclopedia.
For avalanche photos click here.
General
Information:
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.
I’ll update this
advisory by 7:00 am on Wednesday February 7,2007.
This advisory is
also available by calling 1-800-648-7433 or
1-888-999-4019.
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