Avalanche forecast

Uintas

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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

Mid and upper elevation polar terrain facing the north half of the compass offers MODERATE avalanche danger. During the heat of the day, human-triggered wet snow avalanches are POSSIBLE. Steep, rocky slopes, especially those with a shallow snowpack are most suspect. Once initiated, even a small damp sluff can gouge into older, faceted snow resulting in a slide breaking deeper and wider than we bargained for.

Grey color on the danger rose indicates little to no snow at lower elevations... apologies to the snowpack. Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say... every silver lining's got a touch of grey :)

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2

    Another day of sweltering temperatures delivers the usual round of wet sluffs, along with the potential for a slide to break into weak snow (like in the image above), especially in terrain that's steep and rocky or has remained thin all year .

    Andy laid the foundation a few days ago with some rock solid advice and I'm gonna follow his blueprint today by-

    • Avoiding big terrain during the heat of the day, and keeping off of and out from under, large avalanche paths and runouts.
    • Watching for the pack to become punchy and unsupportable under your ride, rig, board, or boards.
    • And finally, if pinwheels, rollerballs, or loose rock starts cascading down from above, it's a sure sign the mountain is feeling the heat and it's time to switch gears on our objectives and snow-centric activities.

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Recent Activity

Yesterday, Ted spun a lap around HWY 150 and spotted this couple day old avalanche near Mt. Marsell. Looks like a piece of cornice peeled off the ridge and gouged to weak snow in a shallow, rocky section of the slope.

Recent slides and trip reports from across the range are just a click away... below!

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Snow and Weather

Nowcast - Dang... it's warm and I bet the snow supportability is going to deteriorate quickly! Even with clear skies overnight, temperatures only dipped into the mid and upper 40's where they hover at o'dark thirty this morning. Near the high peaks, winds blow in the 30's from the west and southwest.

Forecast - A cool front is headed our way tonight, but until then we can expect strong high pressure to deliver mostly sunny skies with record high temperatures soaring into the mid 60's. Winds blow from the southwest, increasing into the obnoxious category at 30 to 40 mph near the high ridges late this afternoon. Overnight lows dip into the low 40's.

Futurecast - Slightly cooler temps wrap up the work week. Get yer chores done and garage sale items organized while the riding is marginal (hmm... do I really need three leaf rakes... one with a half broken handle ?). There's a suggestion for a potential pattern shift to wetter, cooler weather next week.

Travel Conditions - It ain't for the faint of heart out there right now! Price of admission is high, but believe it or else, Mill Hollow and Wolf Creek Summit offer the best coverage for contiguous snow access. For the brave, there's some soft snow out there, but timing is everything. Sledders, get on it while the snow is softening to keep your ride cool. Human-powered folk, you may get lucky with some supportable, soft turns by playing the timing game earlier in the day. Either way, you can't beat a day when the suns out, whilst yer guns are out and firin' in the mountains!

Looking east towards the High Uintas and Central Mountains, there's plenty of snow on polar slopes above 10,000'. Below that... travel, access, and type 2 fun conditions present some serious challenges and oh yeah... lack of coverage.

Traveling around Wolf Creek yesterday I thought to myself... "pretty surreal, this upper elevation, solar slope should be deep and phat with snow. Instead it's starting to look more like June than March."

General Announcements

We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. Reach out to us with questions, concerns, or if you see anything in your travels! Contact us directly through the info below:

Craig Gordon -- [email protected] -- 801 231 2170

Andrew Nassetta -- [email protected] -- 860 460 8142

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. This forecast was issued on Wednesday, March 25, at 03:30 and expires 24 hours after it was issued. We'll update this information by about 7:00 AM tomorrow.

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