LOW: You can find excellent riding conditions in the Logan Zone. Snow is stable on most slopes, and avalanches are generally unlikely. Continue to avoid large cornices and previously wind drifted snow on steep upper elevation slopes.
You should continue to stay clear of ridge top cornices, which have grown quite large in places. Cornices are likely to break much further back than expected and may trigger avalanches on steep slopes below.
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A handful of skier triggered but apparently manageable avalanches involving wind drifted and loose new snow were reported from the Wasatch Range yesterday.
Evidence of natural avalanche activity was apparent in the Logan Zone with clearing Friday, and we could see where cornices broke off and triggered wind slab avalanches below. Some deeper hard slab avalanches also occurred, like this one off Box Elder Peak in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness.
You can still find very nice spring powder riding conditions in the backcountry. The snow is stable on most slopes, and avalanches are generally unlikely, but they remain possible and you should still use caution, especially in drifted upper elevation terrain. Continue to avoid large overhanging cornices and steep slopes with previously wind drifted snow.
The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 11ºF and there's 87" of total snow containing 102% of average SWE for the date. It's 7 ºF at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and southwest winds are currently averaging around 20 mph.
High pressure will expand east across the Great Basin tonight through Tuesday. A series of mild but very moist storms will impact Utah during the middle and latter portions of this week. It'll be sunny in the mountains today. High temperatures at 8500' expected to be around 21ºF, with 5 to 10 mph west winds. It'll be mostly cloudy tonight, low temperatures expected to be around 10º F, with 6 to 11 mph southwest winds. It should be mostly cloudy tomorrow, with a high temperature around 29 ºF and 10 to 15 mph south winds.
I will update this forecast Wednesday morning.
The new weather station at the WSU Bloomington Canyon Yurt is up and running. Data available HERE
Now is a great time to practice companion rescue techniques with your backcountry partners. You should check out and use the new Avalanche Beacon Training Park we set up at the Franklin Basin trailhead. Special thanks to Northstars Ultimate Outdoors, USU Outdoor Program, and Beaver Mountain Ski Patrol for helping us to make this possible.
The Beaver Mountain Backside is the backcountry, and it is avalanche terrain. Same goes for the steep rocky terrain adjacent to Cherry Peak Resort. If you leave a ski area boundary, you and your partners should carry and practice with avalanche rescue equipment and follow safe backcountry travel protocols.
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This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. The forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
