Lawinenlagebericht

Provo

Veröffentlicht am Feb 15, 2023gültig bis Feb 16, 2023Utah Avalanche Center

Lawinengefahr

Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze

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Kernpunkte

Areas of MODERATE avalanche danger exist for pockety soft slabs of wind drifted snow at the mid and upper elevations. Human triggered avalanches are possible. Owing to the north to northeast winds, look for unusual wind loading patterns.

The best bet is finding wind and sun sheltered terrain today.

Lawinenprobleme

Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Hochgebirge
Waldgrenze
Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Possible
Größe
2
Pockets of fresh soft slabs of wind blown snow will be littered across the compass at the mid and upper elevations. Be on the lookout for drifts with unusual loading patterns, owing to the moderate to strong NE winds. I would anticipate drifts to be more notable on north to west to south facing slopes...with drifts cross-loaded mid-slope. Shooting cracks are indicators of localized instability.

Recent Activity

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Snow and Weather

A storm system that primarily affected southern Utah is now barrelling off to the east, keeping us under a cold north to northeasterly flow. Skies are overcast with a flurry or two lost in the shuffle from the departing storm. Mountain temperatures are in the single digits with moderate winds out of the north and northeast,

For today, we'll have mostly cloudy skies, sloowwllyy diminishing winds from the north....and frigid temps in the single digits. Clearing skies by evening with a slow warming trend through early weekend. Another storm looks lined up for later Sunday into President's Day.

Additional Info

I cherry picked Timp Divide's snotel site along the alpine loop to look at how we're shaping up here in mid-February. As you can see, we are well above 'normal' (191%) and way above last year. The medium to long range models keep us in a fairly active weather pattern for the next 7-10 days+.

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