Uintas

From tip to tail and around the dial, today's avalanche danger is generally LOW and human-triggered avalanches are UNLIKELY. While I suspect both wind and cloud cover help temper wet, loose snow avalanches, any solid shot of sunshine could help grease the skids and kick off a round a damp sluffs and small slides. In addition, I'm avoiding pockets of stiff, wind-drifted snow in steep, rocky, alpine terrain.

Remember... triggering a relatively small avalanche, a fall in consequential terrain, or just a wardrobe malfunction miles away from a trailhead could turn the day sideways in a hurry.

This Sunday, April 13th will be the last of our regularly scheduled avalanche forecasts.

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No new avalanches were observed across the range, yesterday. But it's always helpful to go back in time and you can view all trip reports, avalanches, and general intel from the Uinta range and beyond, here.

Nowcast: High clouds drifted into the region early this morning and kept a lid on overnight temperatures which hover right around freezing, while southwest winds blow 30-40 mph near the high peaks.

Forecast: A weak impulse bumps to our north, ushering in a band of thickening clouds and a little cooler air by late in the day. Westerly winds blow in the 40's, gusting into the 50's near the high peaks, or in other words... the obnoxious category. High temperatures climb into the mid 40's with overnight lows dipping into the upper 20's.

Futurecast: High pressure slides in for midweek and builds in earnest, ushering in temperatures which soar into the mid 50's to wrap up the work week.

Travel and Riding Conditions: Hmm... could be a day to get some chores off my plate, wait for cooler temperatures to settle in overnight, and get back in the saddle for a midweek corn harvest.

Dan G and company in the alpine working their way into the nooks and crannies of the Uintas on Sunday. Thanks for the intel men... well played.

A huge shout out to Ski-Doo for getting us out into the hills to help us complete our work, and do a little product testing on the way! The Uinta's are a remote range, and snow machine is nearly the only way to get around. We could not do it without their support, machines, and stoke in our work and mission at the UAC -- You rock, Ski-Doo!

We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. In the meantime 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 Tuesday, April 8th at 03:00 AM and expires 24 hours after it was issued.