Logan

The snow is stable, avalanches are unlikely, and the avalanche danger is LOW in the backcountry.

USE NORMAL CAUTION

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No new avalanches were reported or observed in the Logan Zone in the last week.

It's 20°F this morning at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, and there is 48"of total snow containing only around 60% of normal SWE. Winds are light and variable early this morning at the CSI Logan Peak weather station and are now blowing around 10 mph from the east-southeast, and it's a chilly 14°F at 9700'.

It'll be mostly sunny in the mountains again today. High temperatures at upper elevations will top out around 34°F today, and winds from the northeast will blow across the ridges and veer from the northwest this afternoon. Expect increasing clouds tonight, with mountain temperatures dropping into the teens and northeasterly winds increasing and veering from the east after midnight. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy, with fairly strong east winds, high temperatures around 34°F, and a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Snow showers are likely Tuesday night and Wednesday with continuing strong east winds and 3 to 7 inches of accumulation possible on upper elevation slopes by Wednesday evening. Unsettled weather and periods with snow showers will continue through the work week.

The large natural avalanches that occurred in February in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness allow pretty good direct access to higher terrain, but only when the avalanche danger is low.

General Spring Travel Advise:

As daytime temperatures rise, softening the snow, the danger of wet avalanches will increase, so its a good idea to get in the habit of an early start and to plan on heading down before things get too sloppy.

-Watch for trees or other terrain traps below you if you venture onto steep slopes.

-Roller balls, pin-wheels, and natural wet avalanche activity are red flags indicating potential for people to trigger wet avalanches.

-If you start sinking deeply into wet snow, or if the snow you are traveling on becomes unsupportable due to the heat, it's time to leave.

With all the dust on the snow this year, and a snowpack with well below average SWE, mountain streams are melting out several weeks earlier this spring than they did last spring.

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We will update this forecast by around 7:30 Wednesday morning.

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.