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Danger d’avalanche
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
Points saillants
The avalanche danger is LOW and avalanche conditions are generally safe.
Watch for isolated slabs of wind drifted snow in exposed, upper elevation terrain and sluffing in storm snow on steeper aspects.
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Recent Activity
Only very small pockets of fresh wind drifts along exposed ridgelines were reported from Thursday.
Snow and Weather
Skies are overcast with 4-8" of snowfall since Thursday. Temperatures are in the upper teens and winds are light - maybe too light - at less than 10 mph, even at 11,000'. The storm system that began moving in yesterday has lacked an orographic lift (the light winds) contributing to the low snowfall totals. For today, skies will remain cloudy with temperatures in the 20's F. Winds will be from the northwest and increase slightly, with gusts in the teens along upper elevation ridgelines. Instability snow showers - especially this afternoon - may give us another 2-4" of snowfall by day's end. We may squeeze another inch or two overnight before high pressure moves in for the weekend with clear skies and warming temperatures.
Despite the periods of sun this week, the generally cold temperatures have preserved dry snow on northerly aspects, although yesterday's southwest winds did deteriorate conditions somewhat along exposed ridges and in open bowls. The new snow should help improve riding conditions.
Our Week in Review - where we highlight significant snow and avalanche events from this past week in the Salt Lake mountains - has been published.
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This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. 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.