Logan

The snow is stable, the avalanche danger LOW, and avalanches are unlikely in the backcountry. Watch for and avoid fresh drifts on steep slopes at upper elevations.

• Use normal caution.

We will update this forecast on Friday morning.

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No avalanches were reported recently in the Logan Zone.

Check HERE for all the latest observations and avalanche activity.

The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports a chilly 3°F, and there is 69 inchesof total snow containing 111% of normal SWE for the date. Winds out of the southwest are blowing around 15 mph this morning at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and with a temperature of -1°F, I'm reading a wind chill value of -19°F! A couple inches of fresh snow certainly helps to whiten up the variable surface conditions, which range from soft, recrystallized faceted snow to bulletproof crusts. Under weeks of high pressure with cold overnight temperatures and clear skies, the snow in many avalanche starting zones has continued to facet and weaken. Various crusts are complicating matters across the zone, but weak layers are developing, and we expect this trend to continue... The static and way too dry weather, dominated by the blocking high pressure off the California Coast, will continue through the weekend and next week, with a slight chance of a few more snowflakes on Saturday.

A few inches of fresh snow helped to smooth out the variable surface conditions in the backcountry. You can find nice smooth dust-on-crust or shallow "powder" in sheltered places, and the snow is generally stable across the Logan Zone. We've been finding the best riding conditions on lower-angled slopes in sheltered, shaded terrain...

Unfortunately, winds on Monday drifted the fresh snow in exposed terrain, scouring the fresh snow off of many open crusty slopes and depositing it in stiff drifts downwind.

• Always follow safe backcountry travel protocols. Go one person at a time in avalanche terrain, (anytime while traveling on or under backcountry slopes steeper than 30°) while the rest of your party watches from a safe area.
• Check your avalanche rescue equipment, change your batteries, and practice often with your backcountry partners. Check slope angles, and to avoid avalanche terrain stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30° and adjacent slopes. Video Here

Special thank you to Polaris and Northstar...Video Here

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• Please submit your observations from the backcountry HERE.

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.