Logan

The backcountry avalanche danger is LOW. The snow is mostly stable, and avalanches are unlikely.

• Use normal caution. Watch for and avoid (1) stiff wind drifted snow on steep upper elevation slopes, (2) loose recrystallized snow on very steep sustained slopes, and (3) saturated, sun-softened snow in sheltered sunny terrain in the midday heat.

• The UAC will be holding a BC 101 class in Logan on Feb 24-25. This class is great for those new to the backcountry or wanting to refresh their skills. Click here for details and registration.
• Now is a great time to practice your avalanche rescue skills. Thanks to the generous support of Northstar, the Franklin Basin Beacon Training Park is up and running. The park is located directly west of the parking lot and is open for anyone to use. All you need is your beacon and probe. Please do not dig up the transmitters.
• 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.

Now is a great time to take advantage of nice weather and LOW avalanche danger in the backcountry, so get out there and explore the mountains with your family and friends. The snow is generally stable across the Logan Zone, and it's been over a month since we've seen any avalanche activity. We've been finding the best riding conditions on lower-angled slopes in sheltered, shaded terrain. As you'd expect after a month of dry weather conditions, variable snow surface conditions are found in most places, ranging from soft and shallow recrystallized powder to breakable and bulletproof crusts.

We found some nice shallow powder Friday in sheltered low angled terrain. Burn Bowl 2-4-2022

The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports 30°F, and there is 65 inches of total snow containing 106% of normal SWE for the date. Winds out of the northwest are blowing around 27 mph with gusts a bit over 50 mph this morning at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station. It will be mostly sunny in the mountains again today, with a high temperature at 8500' around 37°F and increasing 16 to 24 mph northwest winds. Tonight, temperatures will drop to around 9°F, with blustery 17 to 22 mph north-northwest winds. Expect high temperatures tomorrow around 36°F, and sunny again with a 10 to 14 mph breeze from the west-northwest. The same dry weather will continue through at least the weekend, but there is a hint of a little snow possible in the Logan Zone next week.

You can find nice smooth, shallow, recrystallized surface snow or "loud powder" in sheltered areas, and a wide variety of crusts and thin layers of facets elsewhere.

• Always follow safe backcountry travel protocols. Go one person at a time in avalanche terrain, while the rest of your party watches from a safe area. (practice anytime while traveling on or under backcountry slopes steeper than 30°)
• Check your avalanche rescue equipment, change your batteries, and practice often with your backcountry partners. Check slope angles, and to avoid avalanche terrain stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30° and adjacent slopes. Video Here

Special thank you to Polaris and Northstar...Video Here

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.

• Check out all the upcoming education classes and clinics HERE.
• Please submit your observations from the backcountry HERE.

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.