Bollettino valanghe

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Pubblicato il Feb 17, 2023valido fino al Feb 18, 2023Utah Avalanche Center

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Limite del bosco
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In sintesi

The avalanche danger is Low on all aspects and elevations.

Risk is inherent in mountain travel and the two concerns for today are:

1. pockets of reactive wind drifted snow, especially in steep, consequential terrain;

2. small avalanches involving wet snow due to warming.

Problemi valanghivi

Wind Slabs
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NE
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SE
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SW
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Limite del bosco
Sotto il limite del bosco
Probabilità
Unlikely
Dimensione
1
There is widespread wind-affected snow at the mid and upper elevations with both soft and hard slabs of wind-drifted snow up to 12" thick. Yesterday in the Salt Lake mountains, my partner and I found these wind drifts to be unreactive, however it is possible you could still find a reactive wind drift on any aspect above about 7,500'. On small slopes, these drifts should be nothing more than a nuisance. However, I would still avoid any wind-loaded slope in steep, consequential terrain.

Recent Activity

No avalanche activity reported from Thursday. UAC staff member Dave Coyne was around Primrose Cirque on Wednesday and provides a good summary of conditions.

Snow and Weather

Skies are partly cloudy and temperatures are right around 20 F. Winds are from the southwest and light through the mid elevations with gusts in the 20's mph at 11,000'

For today, partly sunny skies with temperatures rising into the upper 20's and low 30's F. Winds will be from the southwest and remain light, with gusts in the 20's mph at the highest elevations.

This weekend will feature light snowfall overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning with a few inches expected. Although uncertainty remains (of course), things may get exciting beginning early this coming week with the potential for significant snowfall accumulations.

With excellent coverage throughout the range, now is a great time for exploring terrain, especially considering we may be entering a period of increasing avalanche danger by early this coming week.

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