Salt Lake
Avalanche danger
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
Highlights
The avalanche danger is LOW. The two things to watch for today are (1) pockets of isolated wind slabs in the upper elevations and (2) small, wet, loose avalanches on southeast through west-facing aspects.
Remember a low avalanche danger, doesn’t mean “no avalanche danger”. Continue to evaluate snow and terrain carefully.
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Recent Activity
Yesterday's warm temperatures and high cloud cover lead to a few small wet-loose avalanches and roller balls in the backcountry.
Photo of roller balls on Reynolds yesterday (Photo. S. Zimmerman-Wall)
Our Week in Review - which summarizes weather and avalanche activity over the past week - has been published HERE.
Snow and Weather
Yesterday, temperatures were much warmer than previous days, hitting highs between 40-49 F in the mountains. The winds were light and southwesterly throughout the day, and the cloud cover moved in and out throughout the day letting in periods of sun.
This morning, mountain temperatures in the upper 20s F at trailheads, and low 20s F at ridgetops. Winds are northeasterly and generally light averaging 5-10 mph below 10,000'. At the highest elevation, ridgetops gusts are near 25 mph.
Today will be another sunny and warm one before a quick-hitting cold front moves through Northern Utah. Skies will be clear, and winds northeasterly in the morning and average 5-15 mph with gusts below 25 mph at mid-elevations. Upper elevation ridgelines will average 10-20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Throughout the day the winds will shift to northwesterly and increase into the evening as the temperatures drop. With the cold front, the central Wasatch could get 1-3 inches of snow.
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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.