Avalanche forecast

Skyline

Utah Avalanche Center
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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

The avalanche danger is HIGH today. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Stay off of and out from underneath all slopes that are 30 degrees or steeper.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Almost Certain
    Size
    4

    At this point, the pattern with the buried persistent weak layers of snow seems fairly obvious. There has been avalanche activity during and directly following the last two windy storms which put down about a foot of snow or more. Wind has been a significant player. We are again expecting a windy storm today and tonight so it would reason that the buried persistent weak layers of snow will be active again, failing under the new snow load and causing avalanches.

Avalanche Warning

STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL TODAY WILL PUSH THE AVALANCHE DANGER TO HIGH.

NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE CERTAIN. AVOID BEING ON OR UNDERNEATH SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.

Recent Activity

No new avalanches were observed or reported on Sunday.

We have updated Friday's avalanche fatality report with more details:

ACCIDENT REPORT HERE.

Snow and Weather

Clouds have moved in and the next storm is on our doorstep. We'll see snow today with the brunt of the storm this afternoon and tonight. I'm seeing 8 to 12 inches of snow out of this storm, possibly more. The southern end of the Skyline may be favored during this storm. It looks like it's going to be another windy storm especially this afternoon and into tonight. Wind will shift to the northwest this afternoon and eventually north tonight. Strong wind is a major contributor to avalanche danger.

Additional Info

SKYLINE AVALANCHES & OBSERVATIONS

CAMERAS & WEATHER STATIONS

INSTAGRAM: SKYLINE_AVALANCHE

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