Bollettino valanghe

Salt Lake

Pubblicato il Apr 6, 2023valido fino al Apr 7, 2023Utah Avalanche Center

Pericolo valanghe

Alta quota
Limite del bosco
Sotto il limite del bosco

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In sintesi

Today will be a shock to the snowpack as this will be the first real day of strong sunshine. Wet avalanches are likely on south and west facing slopes where the avalanche danger will rise to CONSIDERABLE. Even though there is barely a breath of wind this morning, I still wouldn't trust wind loaded slopes at upper elevations which also have a CONSIDERABLE danger.

North and east facing slopes should have dry snow today and a MODERATE avalanche danger for soft slab avalanches in the new snow.

With so much snow watch out for roof avalanches especially as the day heats up.

Problemi valanghivi

Loose Wet
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NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta quota
Limite del bosco
Sotto il limite del bosco
Probabilità
Likely
Dimensione
3
Despite a cold start this morning, today's strong sunshine will quickly heat up south and west facing slopes. Today will be the first real dose of sunshine, and I expect plenty of naturally occurring loose wet avalanches. Areas with exposed rocks will heat up the most and produce more avalanches. What about wet slabs? We don't necessarily expect any, but there is some uncertainty, and we will have to see what happens during the next few days. Go to north facing slopes where the snow remains dry to avoid wet avalanches.
Wind Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta quota
Limite del bosco
Sotto il limite del bosco
Probabilità
Likely
Dimensione
3
There should be slabs of wind drifted snow at upper elevations in the typical places that could still be triggered today. These wind slabs should be less sensitive today, but I wouldn't trust them. Avoid slopes that were loaded by winds during this week's storm.

Cornices are massive. When these break they are a significant hazard by themselves which often break much further back than you expect.
Storm Slabs
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Alta quota
Limite del bosco
Sotto il limite del bosco
Probabilità
Possible
Dimensione
3
Conditions can change really fast this time of year, and I expect that the new snow should be bonding to itself and underlying layers fairly quickly. With so much new snow; however, I still have some uncertainty with how quickly this is happening. To be sure, assess the new snow by looking for obvious signs of instability like collapsing. Evaluate bonding within the new snow by diging a snowpit only 2-3 feet deep and perform an extended column test. Also, jump on small test slopes to see how they react.

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The report for the Pole Canyon Accident is available HERE. Thank you to the people involved for sharing so much information so that we can all learn from this accident and come home safely to our loved ones.

Recent Activity

There was plenty of avalanche activity this week, and UDOT is still digging through avalanche debris in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Generally, all the avalanches seemed to have been confined to the new snow. These slides ranged from massive ones in LCC to smaller ones like this one along the Mill Creek Road and this one in the foothills of Mt Olympus. Nikki skied on Mt Aire yesterday and found avalanches that happened during the storm and more recent ones.

Photo of one of many large slides in LCC (UDOT)

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Snow and Weather

This morning temperatures are hovering near 0 degrees F and winds are barely moving. Yesterday most areas received a trace to 2 inches of snow.

Today will have clear skies and strong sunshine and light winds. Air temperatures will climb into the mid 20s F, but it will feel a lot warmer with light wind and plentiful sunshine.

On south aspects and at low elevations, there should be an ice crust on top of the snow this morning. Mid and upper elevation northerly facing slopes should have great dry powder.

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