Avalanche forecast

Provo

Issued Mar 5, 2025valid to Mar 6, 2025Utah Avalanche Center

Avalanche danger

Alpine
Treeline
Below treeline

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Highlights

You'll find areas of MODERATE avalanche danger in the Provo area mountains. In isolated westerly to northerly to southeasterly facing terrain, you can still trigger a slab avalanche failing on a persistent weak layer of faceted snow. All other terrain has LOW danger.

HEADS UP! A powerful storm arrives tonight and the danger may reach toward HIGH over the next couple of days. Stay tuned.

Avalanche problems

Persistent Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alpine
Treeline
Below treeline
Likelihood
Unlikely
Size
3
In isolated areas, it may still be possible to trigger an avalanche failing on a buried persistent weak layer of sugary faceted grains. Steep, rocky terrain and paths that have avalanched previously this season are most suspect. Low likelihood does not mean impossible, but there are some things to consider: you'll probably see no hints of instability (no cracking, no collapsing) before the avalanche is triggered. And, sad to say, you may dig a snowpit here, but then find it very different three to four turns down the slope.

This uncertainty requires strict travel protocols and choosing terrain that does not amplify your overall risk (ie-getting swept into trees or over a cliff).

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Recent Activity

Yesterday, there were no new reports of avalanches from the Provo area mountains. On Saturday, February 22nd, a father and son were involved in a very serious avalanche near the Ant Knolls on the Wasatch Back. Read more about it HERE>

Observations and Avalanches

Snow and Weather

Skies are partly cloudy.

Winds are light from the west. Mountain temps are in the upper 20s.

Storm totals are 2-4" from early week with higher amounts in upper American Fork.

All eyes are on this next storm...and it looks like a monster. A large scale Pacific storm with abundant moisture will slam into the Wasatch this evening, with - at times - heavy snowfall expected through Friday. Areas of the Provo mountains will see 10-20" of snow and 2-3" of snow water equivalent. Initial rain-snow lines may reach 7000' before colder air arrives Thursday afternoon. The storm looks "right-side-up" with not much wind toward the end of the storm.

For today, we'll have mostly cloudy to overcast skies, mountain temps in the mid-20s up high, the mid-30s down low. Winds will start to back to the southwest and south and stay on good behaviour until perhaps late afternoon.

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