Avalanche forecast

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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

AVALANCHE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE DANGEROUS!!

The avalanche danger remains CONSIDERABLE today. Human triggered avalanches are likely.

  • Each additional snow storm makes the avalanches larger
  • These avalanches can be triggered remotely (from a distance away) so it is important to watch for steep slopes above you
  • Continue to avoid being on or underneath slopes steeper than 30˚
  • Avalanche conditions are going to remain dangerous for some time to come

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Very Likely
    Size
    2

    I cannot stress enough that the current avalanche situation is dangerous and will only get worse before getting better. A Persistent Weak Layer of sugary faceted snow that formed in November is now buried under about 2 feet of snow. The Persistent Weak Layer is collapsing and failing and causing avalanches, both human triggered and naturally releasing. Each storm buries the Persistent Weak Layer deeper making the avalanches larger. There is no mystery here. The pattern is clear. The most dangerous slopes face west, north, east and southeast. North and east facing slopes are even more dangerous because wind has been drifting snow onto those slopes.

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Snow and Weather

Current Conditions: The Manti Skyline picked up about 6 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours. The southwest wind has really dropped off in speed and is a bit more from the west. Temperatures were again quite mild on Monday but dropped into the mid teens overnight. Riding conditions should be excellent.

Mountain Weather: Today we'll see light west southwest wind and high temperatures into the low 20s. The clouds may linger over the mountains through the day. More clouds move in on Wednesday with snow late Wednesday into Thursday. I'm thinking we should see 2 to 4 inches of new snow out of that system. The next storm system is shaping up for late Saturday into Monday. The weather pattern continues to look active over the next few weeks.

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