Logan

Although the snow is gradually becoming more stable, heightened avalanche conditions are widespread in mid and upper-elevation terrain, and people could trigger dangerous slab avalanches that fail on a persistent weak layer buried 1 to 3 feet deep. Areas with CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger exist on northerly facing upper-elevation slopes steeper than 30°.

Evaluate snow and terrain carefully, make conservative decisions, and continue to avoid drifted slopes with poor snow structure.

-National Forest Winter Recreation Travel Maps show where it's open to ride: UWCNF Logan, Ogden LRD Tony Grove, Franklin Basin CTNF Montpelier

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-The Tony Grove Road is not maintained for winter driving.

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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We received a third-person report of a rider caught and carried in a large avalanche on Saturday, 1-4-2025, in Snowslide Canyon, north of the State Line. The rider was caught, deployed his airbag, was carried, and ended up on top of the debris. The sled was mostly buried and took a while to recover. We are still hoping to get more information about this close call. Remember, the information you share about avalanches you see or trigger could save lives.

The Davenport Hill and Porter Fork accident reports are complete. Our condolences go out to the victims' families and friends and all those affected by these tragic accidents.

You can read all recent local observations HERE.

With poor snowpack structure still a major concern, human-triggered avalanches that fail 1 to 3 feet deep on a sugary, persistent weak layer near the ground are possible on many northerly-facing slopes at mid and upper elevations. Yesterday's winds blowing from the east created wind slabs in unusual or unexpected places. Avalanches failing on a persistent weak layer might still be triggered remotely (from a distance) or from below.

Observers reported several inches of very light fresh powder yesterday in the Garden City Canyon area west of Bear Lake. People can find good shallow powder riding and safer conditions in sheltered, low-angle terrain not connected to steep terrain. The danger is generally LOW below about 7000 feet, with very thin snow cover on southerly-facing slopes, which had little or no snow before last weekend.

-The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports 14° F, with 60 inches of total snow.

-On Logan Peak at 9700' feet the wind is blowing from the northwest around 10 to 15 mph, it's 12° F and the wind chill value is -2° F.

-It's 13° F at 8800' at our Card Canyon station, with a trace of new snow and 44 inches of total snow.

-On Paris Peak at 9500' in Bloomington Canyon, it is 11° F, and the wind sensor still appears to be rimed (or iced), so it's not working. It'll be mostly sunny and cold in the mountains today. At 8500 feet, expect a high temperature of 25° F, with winds veering from the west-northwest, blowing 5 to 13 mph and possible wind chill values around -14° F.

Tonight, skies will be partly cloudy, with a low temperature around 7° F. Tomorrow will be sunny, with high temperatures around 25° F. Expect 6 to 10 mph winds from the northeast, and wind chill values as low as -7° F.

We'll see some sun and enjoy more benign weather for much of the work week, with some snow expected Friday night and Saturday.

For more information, visit the UAC weather page here: Weather - Utah Avalanche Center

For Logan-specific weather, go here: Logan Mountain Weather - Utah Avalanche Center

Monday, we found neat rime needle formations above 8000 feet in the foggy Providence Canyon forest. Rime occurs when water vapor freezes on exposed objects. Rime generally grows into the wind, but these needles can form in calmer conditions.