Avalanche forecast

Uintas

Utah Avalanche Center
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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

Below freezing temperatures since yesterday morning have refrozen the snow and the avalanche danger is LOW.

Avalanche problems

  • Cornices

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    5

    About the only way to get into trouble today would be with cornices. They should be much less likely to fall on their own with such cold temperatures but are hard to predict. It could still be possible to trigger one by walking near the edge. Below is a photo further south on the Manti Skyline about a month ago of a rider's tracks who unintentionally triggered a cornice. He was riding too close to the cornice and rolled off the edge when the cornice broke under his left ski.

Special Announcement

The final UAC report for the Upper Weber Canyon avalanche accident on March 9 has been published and is available HERE. The UAC would like to thank Park City Powder Cats for sharing information about the timeline of the accident and allowing UAC staff access to the avalanche after the incident.

Recent Activity

The recent 3 day period of very warm weather caused wet avalanches, both wet loose and wet slab; however, the Uintas remained a touch cooler and avalanche activity wasn't as widespread as it was in the Wasatch Range. Below is a wet slab avalanche that occurred during this warm period.

Snow and Weather

Temperatures plummeted since yesterday and are hovering around 18 degrees F this morning. Winds from the north-northwest are light, 2-6 mph, under cloudy skies. An inch of snow may have accumulated yesterday.

Today, a few snowflakes may dance in the air with no accumulations and the sun may poke out a few times as well, but temperatures should only climb into the mid 20s F and drop into the teens again tonight.

The snowpack should be hard and frozen today with a dusting of new snow on top. Below is a graph of air temperatures from Bald Mountain Pass with a red line drawn at 32 degrees F. Notice about a 60 hour period of above freezing temperatures followed by yesterday's arrival of cold air.

General Announcements

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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