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 14,
2007.
Good Morning! This is Craig
Gordon with the
This
advisory covers the terrain from Daniels Summit, to
AN AVALANCHE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF
Current Conditions:
Finally… a storm! It began
snowing around
Avalanche Conditions:
Our fragile snowpack
got walloped last night by heavy dense snow coupled with strong winds. Just
like the Ali-Frazier “Thrilla in
If you’re getting
out today you’ll need to avoid being on or underneath steep slopes and pay
attention to indicators of unstable snow. Remember- cracking within the
snowpack and collapsing or whoomphing
noises are big clues, but the biggest clue to unstable snow is natural avalanches.
In addition, it may be possible to remotely
trigger avalanches from a distance and on relatively flat terrain. Even if
you’re playing on low angle slopes, be aware of steep slopes above and adjacent
to you.
Bottom Line:
The avalanche danger is HIGH today on all slopes approaching 35
degrees in steepness, especially those with recent deposits of wind drifted
snow. A HIGH avalanche
danger means avalanches will occur with both human and natural triggers and
backcountry travel is not recommended.
Mountain Weather:
A break
in the action this morning will give us mostly cloudy skies and scattered snow
showers, but the next system is already onshore and should get things going
again by late afternoon. This re-enforcing shot of cold air will give us an
additional 4”-7” of snow overnight. Winds will blow out of the west-southwest
at 15-25 mph along the ridges. They should increase late this afternoon and
become more westerly, gusting into the 60’s along the high ridgelines.
Temperatures will remain mild today with highs at 8,000’ in the mid 30’s and at
10,000’ near freezing. Overnight lows dip into the low to mid 20’s. A ridge
builds for Monday giving us partly cloudy skies and another system tries to
nose its way into the region Tuesday, but right now looks like it’ll dive into
the central and southern portions of the state.
Announcements:
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 last
Friday night’s Know Before You Go fundraiser such a
success!
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
This advisory is
also available by calling 1-800-648-7433 or
1-888-999-4019.
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