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Highlights

We are done issuing danger ratings and regular avalanche forecasts for the season, but coverage is good, and we will continue to post observations and provide conditions updates through April.

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  • Evaluate snow and terrain carefully, and continue to practice safe travel protocols to minimize your risk during the current health crisis.

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2

    Rain on the snow, rising temperatures, high angled sun, and possible green-housing will cause increasing danger of loose wet avalanches on steep slopes during the day.

    • Rapidly warming temperatures, roller balls, pin wheels, and other natural or triggered loose wet avalanches are all red flags indicating wet avalanche potential.
    • If the snow you are riding in gets sticky and slushy or wet, it's time to move to someplace cooler or off and out from under steep hills.
    • Stay off and out from under large ridge top cornices, which could break much further back than expected and could trigger avalanches on slopes below.

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    1

    A few inches of heavy snow fell at the highest elevations in the Bear River Range, and it was drifted into lee slope avalanche starting zones by fairly sustained westerly winds. Today and this weekend, people could trigger shallow avalanches of wind drifted snow and cornice falls on very steep upper elevation slopes facing the east half of the compass.

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Recent Activity

A list of this season's avalanches in the Logan Zone is HERE

Paige approaching the crown of a solo skier triggered avalanche in Miller Bowl near Tony Grove Lake, 1-20-2020....

Snow and Weather

It's 31°F this morning at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, and there is 88 inches of total snow at the site with 126% of normal Snow Water Equivalent for the date. It rained in the mountains, and a few inches of heavy snow fell on upper elevation slopes in the Bear River Range in the past couple days, with nearly an inch of SWE. It's 24°F at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and northwest winds are currently blowing around 15 mph.

Snow showers are possible this afternoon and tonight, but not much accumulation is expected. High pressure aloft will build across the Great Basin this weekend.

Additional Info

Information on outdoor recreation - The State of Utah created this webpage with information about recreating on both state and federal public lands during the current health crisis.

Skiing and riding at closed ski resorts - Some resorts allow access now, and some do not. Please check HERE for the latest info on ski area access.

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This forecast is from the USDA Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. The forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.

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