Heightened avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry on upper elevation north and northeast facing slopes. Human triggered avalanches involving new and wind drifted snow are possible today, and the danger will increase and become more widespread as winds increase this afternoon. A powerful winter storm will create increasingly dangerous avalanche conditions tomorrow through Thanksgiving Day.
Small avalanches consisting of fresh wind drifted snow are possible today on steep north facing slopes above about 8000' in elevation. Expect the danger to become more widespread as wind speeds and drifting increase this afternoon and evening.
Loose avalanches or sluffs and shallow soft slabs consisting of new snow are possible on slopes with preexisting weak surface snow, like this feathery surface hoar we found near Tony Grove Lake Sunday.
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It's 11°F at the Tony Grove Lake Snotel at 8400' this morning, and I'm reading around 5 inches of new snow at the in the last 24 hrs, with 15 inches of total snow. It's 3 °F at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station and northwest winds are blowing about 20 mph. Expect winds to veer from the south this afternoon and increase ahead of a strong Pacific Storm that will begin to impact the Logan Zone tonight. This looks like it'll be a productive and windy storm, with 1 to 2 feet of somewhat dense snow possible at upper elevations by Thanksgiving Day.
-The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the mountains of Northern Utah for late tonight through Saturday morning.
-The NWS office in Pocatello has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Idaho section of the Bear River Range for early tomorrow morning through early Thanksgiving Day.
