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 Saturday February 17,
2007.
Good Morning! This is Craig
Gordon with the
This
advisory covers the terrain from Daniels Summit, to
Current Conditions:
A cold northerly flow
brought 3”of new snow overnight to the upper elevation terrain surrounding the
north half of the range and half that amount fell south of
Avalanche Conditions:
The weekend storm
pounded the north half of the range from
In steep upper
elevation terrain especially in areas which received more snow, it’s still
possible to trigger dangerous hard slab avalanches. These slides have the
possibility of breaking into deeper buried weak layers, producing a large and quite
possibly unsurvivable avalanche. To add another fly
in the ointment, I think it’s still possible to remotely
trigger avalanches from a distance or have them break while you’re
midslope. Mid and upper elevation rocky terrain with steep mid slope break-overs
should still be approached with caution.
Bottom Line:
At and above tree line the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE
today on all slopes steeper than
about 35 degrees, especially those facing the north half of the compass with
recent deposits of wind drifted snow. A CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger means human
triggered avalanches are probable.
At mid elevations the
avalanche danger is MODERATE on recently
wind loaded slopes and human triggered avalanches are possible.
Mountain Weather:
A northerly
flow is over the area and we should see partly cloudy skies and a scattered
snow shower or two. Temperatures will remain cold with highs at 10.000’ in the upper
teens and at 8,000’ near 25 degrees. Overnight lows will be near 10 degrees.
Winds will be out of the northwest, blowing 15-25 mph today and are forecast to
increase Thursday and Friday gusting into the 40’s and 50’s along the upper
elevation ridges. We should see a chance of snow showers Thursday and Friday
with continued cold temperatures. High pressure builds for the weekend giving
us sunny skies, light winds and a slight warming trend.
Announcements:
We finally got the
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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