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Kernpunkte

CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS TODAY! AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS ARE LIKELY TODAY.

The snowpack remains unstable. It is a sunny Saturday with lots of people eager to get some fresh powder after not having any for a long time. KEEP YOUR HEAD ON AND AVOID STEEP SLOPES.

The avalanche danger remains CONSIDERABLE on steep slopes that face west, north and east. Human triggered avalanches breaking 1 to 2 feet deep are likely. Stay out from underneath steep slopes as avalanches can be triggered from a distance right now.

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    I hope you were able to enjoy getting onto some steep slopes while the avalanche danger was LOW because it's too dangerous to ride steep terrain now. A Persistent Weak Layer of near surface facets formed during Jan and early Feb and is now buried and causing avalanches. It is present on west, north and east facing slopes. We call this type of weak sugary snow a Persistent Weak Layer because it persists for long periods of time. All you can do is avoid being on or underneath steep slopes until this layer has healed up and become stable. It is unknown when that will happen but it's not going to be anytime soon. You cannot outsmart this stuff. Patience is key. Wait until conditions have stabilized before attempting any steep slopes.

Recent Activity

At least three snowmobile remotely triggered avalanches occurred on Friday. One was in Ephraim Canyon on a very steep slope just below Scotties. Riders were playing below the slope and triggered it. No one was caught but the avalanche did overrun their tracks piling up 6 to 8 feet of debris:

Another snowmobile remotely triggered slide was on Skyline Drive near trail 3046. This was also triggered from the flats below:

Yet one more VERY large slide was reported from Potters Canyon where snowmobilers were riding low angle trees and came up on a very fresh pile of debris. It is assumed they triggered the slide from a distance.

More natural avalanches keep getting found from during the storm. Below is a slide on east facing Molly's Nipple. Photo, Ryker Pickett:

I found a number of avalanches in Manti Canyon on Friday including this one in Lowry Fork. This is a repeater. It also avalanched in December. The bed surface consists of only a small amount of sugary snow basically on the ground.

Snow and Weather

Current Conditions

It was another cold day on Friday and last night was the coldest night with most stations at 0˚F or below. The cold temperatures have kept the snow dry and riding conditions remain excellent. The wind has been light from the west.

Mountain Weather

Today will be sunny with temperatures finally warming into the low 20s. Wind will be fairly light from the northwest. It looks like we'll have about a week with no storms and gradually warming temperatures.

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