Abajos

The avalanche danger is generally LOW and mostly stable snow conditions exist. Isolated areas of unstable, wind drifted snow may exist in upper elevation wind exposed terrain that faces NW-N-E. And though unlikely, it may also be possible to trigger an avalanche on a buried persistent weak layer on steep, northerly facing terrain.

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There was a close call in the Logan area mountains on Saturday where two riders were caught in an avalanche. Once was partially buried. Both ended up ok. DETAILS HERE.

The partially buried rider's had is sticking up in the photo below.

The mountains picked up 3"-6" from Sunday's storm, and though not a show stopper, it is a welcome refresh. Skies are clear this morning, NW winds are light to moderate, and 10,000' temps are in the high single digits. It's going to be a beautiful day up there with sunny skies, light westerly winds, and high temps in the upper 20's. Look for increasing clouds tomorrow as a weak disturbance moves through. Clear skies return again on Thursday before we start to feel the effects of the next system Fri-Sun. It's currently looking to favor northern and central Utah.

Snow depths range from 30" at Camp Jackson and Buckboard Flat (9000') to more than 4' of snow at North creek Pass (10,500'). Some sun and wind-exposed slopes have considerably less and there is still some grass poking out, but all said we're off to a good start down here.

NWS Weather Forecast.

Snow totals at Buckboard Flat (8924')

Snow totals at Camp Jackson (8858')

Wind, temperature, and humidity on Abajo Peak (11,000')

This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.