Salt Lake
Avalanche danger
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
Highlights
The avalanche hazard is Low, however small avalanches in isolated areas remain possible. This includes pockets of recent wind-drifted snow at the upper elevations, sluffing on steep northerly aspects, and wet/loose avalanches on aspects facing southeast through west.
Recent Activity
The only backcountry avalanche reported from Thursday was in Raymond Glade in Millcreek Canyon. This was on a northwest aspect at 8900' and was not wind-loaded. The slide was 8" and 70', running on weak snow just above the Feb 7 crust (observation):
Our Week in Review - which summarizes weather and avalanche activity over the past week - has been published HERE.
Special Announcement
Discounted lift tickets - Thanks to the generous support of our Utah ski resorts and Ski Utah, all proceeds from these ticket sales go towards paying for avalanche forecasting and education! Get your tickets here.
ATTENTION SPLITBOARDERS: Join Black Diamond (BD) along with Cardiff Snowcraft today from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at their BD Trolly Square location for a presentation from BD and Cardiff athlete Bjorn Leines about splitboarding in the Wasatch. Trent Meisenheimer will take a look into avalanche forecasting and how we forecast at the Utah Avalanche Center. The first 40 people end up with a free t-shirt, and they will be giving away a limited edition Black Diamond Goat Carbon splitboard. See you there!
Snow and Weather
Currently: Temperatures range through the 20's F, with a temperature inversion at some low-elevation trailheads with temperatures in the single digits. Winds are out of the southwest and generally light below about 10,000'. Above that, winds are in the teens with gusts in the 20's. At 11,000' winds are gusting in the 20's and low 30's mph.
For Today: Sunny and warm. Temperatures will rise into the 30's, and near freezing along upper elevation ridges. Winds will be out of the southwest. At mid-elevations winds will average 10 mph with gusts in the teens. Along upper elevation ridges, averages will be in the teens with gusts in the 20's and low 30's mph.
For This Weekend: Continued warm on Saturday with increasing clouds. The Cottonwoods will be on the northern edge of a storm system tracking well south of us, and we may get 1-3" overnight Saturday into Sunday.
General Announcements
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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.