Salt Lake
Peligro de aludes
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
Lo esencial
The avalanche danger is LOW.
Sluffing is possible in steep northerly terrain and pockets of wind slab exist in isolated areas. Remember that risk is inherent in mountain travel and getting caught in a small avalanche in radical terrain could lead to disaster.
Special Announcement
Thanks to the generous support of our local resorts and Ski Utah, discount lift tickets are now available. Support the UAC while you ski at the resorts this season. Tickets are available here.
Recent Activity
None.
Greg Gagne's patented Week in Review has been published. You can find it HERE> The teaser is below.
Snow and Weather
Skies are clear. Temperatures, mercifully, are on the plus side of zero with most stations at or near 24 hour "highs" of 5-10°F! North to northwest winds are light except along the highest elevations where they've been gusting into the 30s and 40s for a couple hours. We got traced again yesterday (Bill Brandt photo). For today, we'll have sunny skies, light northwest winds and temperatures warming into the 20s.
Additional Info
I wanted to save the bad news for last. The weather models continue to advertise and promote the continuation of the Ridiculously Resilient Ridge of high pressure.
The screen capture below is of the GFS weather model for next week. It was the best depiction of the large ridge of high pressure that keeps the storms north and east of us perhaps for another two weeks. We'll see.
General Announcements
Who's up for some free avalanche training? Get a refresher, become better prepared for an upcoming avalanche class, or just boost your skills. Go to https://learn.kbyg.org/ and scroll down to Step 2 for a series of interactive online avalanche courses produced by the UAC.
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This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. 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.