Moab

The avalanche danger is generally LOW and mostly stable snow conditions exist. Low danger doesn't mean no danger and it may still be possible to trigger an isolated wind drift in steep, upper elevation, wind affected terrain. Even a small avalanche triggered in the wrong area can have devastating consequences. Practice safe travel techniques and keep an eye toward subtle terrain features that may harbor lingering instabilities.

A new version of the UAC IOS application is now available on the Apple App Store. This version fixes many of the issues that occur when running IOS 13.

Road Conditions: The most recent snow has been well packed in by traffic. The road is slick and icy in places.

Grooming report: LUNA (Lower Utah Nordic Alliance) groomed all trails on Monday. Thanks Matt!

24 Hour Snow 0" Weekly Snow 3" Base Depth in Gold Basin 48" Wind S 20 mph G 30 Temp 25F

Weather: Look for another warm and mostly sunny day though we may see some high clouds streaming in ahead of the next approaching storm system. This looks to be a repeat performance of last week's storm with only a few inches of snow possible for us. Tomorrow look for mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance of snow with the best opportunity kicking in sometime after midnight. The storm moves on by Monday. The rest of the week looks dry and sunny.

Snowpack: Observer Brian Hays was up on Thursday and he described current conditions as a "hall of horrors." Read his observation here. In general, the snow surface consists of a variety of crusts and textures, some supportable, some not, while underneath the pack has deteriorated into a pile of loose, weak, sugary facets. The snowpack is at its weakest point of the season, and as we slide into March there isn't a lot of hope for regaining the robust snowpack we once had. Though not currently posing much of an issue beyond the disastrous turning and riding conditions, this weak snow will become problematic with a significant snow load.

Wind, temperature, humidity on Pre Laurel Peak (11,700')

Storm totals at Gold Basin Study Plot (10,000').

Snotel site near Geyser Pass Trailhead (9600').

There is still snow up there...

Unfortunately, much of it looks like this:

Brian Hays photos.

Check out the avalanche beacon training park at the Geyser Pass Trailhead and practice your rescue skills!

This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.