Salt Lake
Avalanche danger
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
Highlights
The avalanche danger is Low and normal caution is advised. Winds today may create small pockets of fresh wind drifts in exposed terrain in the mid and upper elevations, and sluffing in loose, dry snow is possible on steep northerly aspects.
Grey on low elevation southerly aspects indicates that there is little to no snow in this terrain.
Expect a rising avalanche danger this week with snow in the forecast.
Special Announcement
Recent Activity
No avalanche activity was reported from Sunday.
I was in upper Little Cottonwood on Sunday, looking at the current snow surface ahead of what will - hopefully - be a period of snowfall, beginning this week. You can view all recent observations here.
Snow and Weather
This Morning: Temperatures are in the low to mid 30's °F and winds are blowing from the west, averaging 15-20 mph with gusts in the 30's mph along exposed mid and upper-level ridgelines. 11,000 foot winds are gusting to 50 mph.
Today: Increasing clouds with temperatures slowly dropping into the low 30's F. Winds will be from the west, gusting into the 30's mph at the upper-elevations, with 11,000 wind speeds gusting near 50 mph. We may even pick up a few snowflakes by early afternoon.
This Week: Things are beginning to look more promising with snow forecast to begin later Tuesday and into Wednesday. This initial storm will be on a southwest flow and windy, with snow levels rising to over 7,000 feet before lowering as colder air arrives on Thursday. We may see 4-8 inches of new snow by Thursday, and the 7-10 day forecast looks favorable for additional snow.
General Announcements
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.