Logan

The snow is stable in the backcountry, and the avalanche danger is LOW. As usual, active situational awareness and normal caution are recommended for wintertime mountain travel.

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Other than Tuesday's report of a previous small natural avalanche near Millville Peak, no other avalanches were reported recently in the Logan Zone. Check out all local observations and avalanches HERE.

If you venture into the backcountry today, you will enjoy nice sunny weather and easy traveling conditions with stable, generally supportable snow. The surface consists of crusty snow in sunny terrain, wind-jacked snow in high exposed terrain, and shallow, fast, recrystallized "loud powder" and glistening feathers of surface hoar on select sheltered slopes facing the northern half of the compass. The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 33° F and 41” of total snow. Light winds are blowing from the west-southwest (around 10 mph) at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station.

Dry conditions, with haze in the valleys and nice, mild, and mostly sunny weather in the mountains will continue through the remainder of 2023 and into the new year. There is no sign of a significant winter storm in sight for at least the first several days of 2024.

Read the most updated forecast discussion from our partners at the National Weather Service for Southern Idaho HERE, and for Northern Utah HERE.

In many areas, the snow on and just under the surface is quite weak, consisting of sugary, near-surface facets, and in many places, it's capped by feathers of surface hoar. If this weak snow was buried today, it would become a problem persistent weak layer, but no new snow snow is in sight, and warm temperatures and wind have a good chance of destroying it before it's buried.

Dave Kelly found easy traveling in a few inches of sugary snow and surface hoar capping supportable snow in the Central Bear River Range on Wednesday.

Two new weather stations are found in the Logan Zone this season. The Paris Peak Weather Station (available HERE) and the Card Canyon Weather Station (available HERE)

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  We will update this forecast tomorrow before 7:30 AM.

  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.