Logan

The backcountry avalanche danger is LOW. Very shallow and rocky early-season conditions exist.

Use normal caution and keep your speed down.

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No significant avalanches have been reported recently.

You can read all observations here.

With generally safe avalanche conditions in the Logan Zone, the greatest hazard in the backcountry is hitting rocks. Skiers and snowboard riders can find decent "loud powder" conditions above the 8000-foot elevation, especially on gentle, shaded, and sheltered slopes. It's great to get out in the mountains and enjoy the nice weather, safe avalanche conditions, and spectacular surface snow crystal viewing.

-The 8500' Tony Grove Snotel reports 32°F and 17 inches of total snow on the ground. It's 30°F at the 8800' UAC Card Canyon weather station, with 20 inches of total snow.

-Wind blowing from the west-northwest is increasing a bit this morning. Currently at 9700' at the CSI Logan Peak weather station, it's 31°F and the wind is blowing from the west-northwest at 25 mph, with gusts of 30 mph. At 9500' on UAC Paris Peak it's 30°F, and winds are from the west-northwest, blowing 22 to 26 mph.

• Expect clear, sunny skies again today, with a high temperature of 35°F at 8500', and light winds blowing from the west.
• Clouds will increase tonight and there is a chance for some snow in the mountains Sunday and Monday, but less than 1/2 inch of accumulation is expected in each twelve-hour period.
• High-pressure conditions will return early next week, with increasing hope for a stormy pattern to develop late in the week. Check out the NWS in SLC's Area Forecast Discussion.

For more information, visit the UAC weather page here: Weather - Utah Avalanche Center

For Logan-specific weather go here: Logan Mountain Weather - Utah Avalanche Center

Mt Magog and environs as seen from the south on 12-3-2024. Some coverage exists, but the upper elevation snow is quite thin and loose, only 1.5 to 2.5 feet (40 to 80 cm) deep.

Paige found some nice large surface hoar or frost crystals in Logan Canyon on Friday.

In this archived video, Trent explains the problem of weak, faceted snow development that occurs during high-pressure systems when shallow snow is subjected to cold temperatures this time of year. This is exactly the situation we find ourselves in the Logan Zone today. We'll have to monitor and map the widespread weak snow when storms inevitably start to roll in.

-National Forest Winter Recreation Travel Maps show where it's open to ride: UWCNF Logan, Ogden LRD Tony Grove, Franklin Basin CTNF Montpelier

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-Remember that the Tony Grove Road is not maintained for winter driving. Treacherous snow-covered and icy conditions will be encountered.

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.