Lawinenlagebericht

Uintas

Utah Avalanche Center
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Kernpunkte

A MODERATE avalanche danger is found on steep, upper elevation terrain facing the north half of the compass and human triggered avalanches are possible, especially on wind drifted slopes and particularly those that harbor old October snow. And remember... any avalanche that fails on older snow may break deeper and wider than you might expect, revealing a myriad of season ending obstacles. But here's the good news- simply switch aspect or lose elevation and set your sights on terrain that was bare prior to last weeks big storm. You'll find generally LOW avalanche danger on slopes with these characteristics.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

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    Above is a 24 hour data dump from Lofty Lake Peak, 11,186' in elevation, showing this mornings spike in upper elevation wind speeds

    With plenty of fresh snow to work with, a bump in wind speeds also means a bump in fresh wind drifts forming along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges. So... fresh wind drifts are today's most obvious, in your face avalanche problem. Easy to detect by their fat, rounded, and often chalky appearance they're easier to avoid by simply steering clear of any steep, wind drifted, upper elevation slope.

  • Persistent Slabs

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    A quick synopsis of the Wolf Creek area in the viddy above

    Our recent storm snow gained some strength in the past few days. It's settled and stiffened somewhat and is morphing into a slab. A double edge sword... good news for ease of travel, no so good for avalanche danger because the slab rests on weak October snow or what we call a persistent weak layer. Yesterday Mark and I were in the Wolf Creek zone while Ted was near Bald Mountain, but there's a common theme as we compare notes and observations. We all experienced collapses and whoomphing sounds as we traveled on any terrain that held old October snow. Now here's where it gets tricky... there's a fresh blanket of snow coating our mountains and everything's gonna look white. In fact, it'll be more difficult to determine what slopes held early season snow. But remember... terrain that faces the south half of the compass and lower elevation slopes were bare prior to last weeks big storm. And while there's plenty of gear wrecking rocks and stumps to slam into, there's no old snow and avalanche issues are straight-forward.

General Announcements

The information in this forecast expires 24 hours after the day and time posted, but will be updated by 07:00 Monday December 13th.

Before it gets too crazy, now is the time to book an avalanche awareness presentation for your group, club, or posse. You can reach me directly at 801-231-2170 or [email protected]

This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.

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Recent Activity

Ted was near Bald Mountain Yesterday and found remnants of a few natural avalanches which occurred on steep, wind drifted terrain during the height of Thursday's storm. A great writeup along with Ted's take on the current state of snowpack is found HERE

Observations, trip reports, and avalanches found here.

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Snow and Weather

NOWCAST-

After a relative overnight lull, southerly winds bumped into the 30's and 40's along the ridges, gusting to 60 mph near the highest peaks. High clouds drift through the region this morning helping to moderate overnight temperatures which hover in the teens and mid 20's. Riding and turning options went from zero to hero with last weeks storm, but with total snow depths registering right around 24" it's still thin out there. Road rides and rock free, low angle meadows are the ticket.

FORECAST-

Look for partly cloudy skies with high temperatures climbing into the 30's. South and southwest winds are hit and miss, but I expect they'll be a nuisance along the high ridges, continuing to blow in the 30's throughout the day. .

FUTURECAST-

The graphic above says it all. A break in the action early in the work week with another storm is slated for midweek.

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