Avalanche forecast

Logan

Utah Avalanche Center
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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

You'll find stellar powder conditions in the backcountry. The snow is deep and stable on most slopes, avalanches are generally unlikely, and the danger is LOW. Exceptions exist and people still might trigger avalanches, especially in obviously drifted upper elevation terrain where recent winds formed shallow slabs of stiffer snow on top of the light powder.

Keep an eye on your partners, travel one at a time in avalanche terrain, and have a plan if an avalanche were to happen.

Avalanche problems

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    2

    Continue to avoid areas of freshly wind-drifted snow on steep slopes. Although wind slab instability usually heals fairly quickly, people still might trigger slab avalanches or cornice falls in steep drifted terrain. Observers report some cracking and obvious and avoidable drifted areas at upper elevations in the Bear River Range.

    Avoid corniced slopes and stiffer drifts on steep slopes near ridges and in and around terrain feartures like under cliff bands, sub-ridges, mid-slope breakovers, and gully walls..

    Even a small wind slab avalanche can have large consequences.

Recent Activity

No new avalanche activity was reported yesterday. Find a list of all observations & avalanches HERE.

Snow and Weather

In general, powder conditions are excellent across the zone with great coverage. No big storms on the horizon but we'll pick up a few inches to refresh things tomorrow.

This morning the Tony Grove Snotel reports 9° F and 85" of total snow. The CSI Logan Peak weather station is showing winds blowing from the northwest about 25 mph, with gusts in the mid 30's.

Today will be sunny and cold. Temperatures at 8500' will be about 18° F with 10 mph winds blowing from the northwest and wind chill values around -8° F. A few inches of snow is expected to fall in the Logan Zone tomorrow and it will stay cold, with 8500' high temperatures only in the lower teens. Cold weather will continue in the mountains into next week.

General Announcements

  • Remember, when you leave the ski area boundary, Beaver Mt or Cherry Peak, you are entering the backcountry, and you could trigger dangerous avalanches.

  • Please submit your observations from the backcountry HERE.
  • For a list of avalanche classes from the Utah Avalanche Center go HERE
  • For information on where you can ride your sled or snowbike, check out this map of the winter travel plan for the Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts HERE, and a close up of the Tony Grove and Franklin Basin Areas HERE.

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.

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