Bollettino valanghe

Uintas

Utah Avalanche Center
Vedi sulla mappa

Pericolo valanghe

  • Alta quota
  • Limite del bosco
  • Sotto il limite del bosco
Open full map
Non aggiornato — questo bollettino è scaduto 6 years ago. Stai vedendo condizioni passate, non il bollettino in corso.

In sintesi

HEADS UP... dangerous avalanche conditions exist and human triggered avalanches are likely. Please think about your terrain choices and most important, think about getting home safely to your family at the end of the day

Near and above treeline today on slopes facing west through north through east, the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE and HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY. Today's avalanches are nothing to toy with as they are unmanageably large, breaking deep and wide, taking out the entire seasons snowpack.

You'll find MODERATE avalanche danger at mid elevations and HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE POSSIBLE on steep, wind drifted slopes, especially those facing the north half of the compass.

Here's your exit strategy- the Uinta's offer plenty of great, low angle terrain options. Simply stick with slopes less than 30 degrees in steepness and make sure there's no steep terrain above or adjacent to where you're riding. You can have a blast meadow skipping or carving deep trenches in wide open meadows... done and done.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    3

    The snowpack is slowly adjusting to last weeks storms and now most slopes wait for a trigger like us to roll along and knock the legs out from underneath.

    Here's the setup... multiple layers of weak, faceted snow lurk underneath the snow surface. And while the powder feels light and fluffy, we need to think not only about the snow we're riding in, but also the snow we're riding on. But let's not get caught up with technicalities. Look around... there have been multiple slides triggered, a few close calls, and one tragic fatality nearby, with a snowpack structure similar to ours. The writing is on the wall and Mother Nature is screaming a warning to us with all the recent avalanche activity. And here's where the rubber hits the road... any slide triggered is gonna break deep and wide.

  • Wind Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Possible
    Dimensione
    2

    Hurricane force, south and southeast winds ripped through the mountains last week, forming dense cohesive slabs on leeward slopes at mid and upper elevations. Problem is... they're covered over with new snow making them hard to detect. The other problem, once triggered, they may break into deeper buried weak layers as the crash onto the slope below. Here's the good news... you can simply avoid this avalanche dragon by avoiding steep, wind drifted slopes, especially if the snow looks fat and rounded or feel and sounds hollow like a drum.

Special Announcement

It is with great sadness I report an avalanche accident which occurred late Saturday, along the Park City ridgeline, on Squaretop Peak. A preliminary report is found here.

Our collective thoughts, prayers, and energy go out to friends and family of 57 year old, Kurt Damschroder, of Park City, Utah who was tragically killed in Saturday's accident.

Recent Activity

It was a busy Saturday with multiple avalanches and close calls reported. All the slides share the same characteristics with avalanches breaking deep and wide-

A close call on Yamaha Hill Saturday, with several riders partially buried, but everyone comes home to their families. More info and insight found here

Meanwhile, pro observer Michael J triggered this large slide in Duke Bowl from a couple hundred feet away. Michaels thoughts are found here.

Click here to view recent trip reports and avalanche observations.

Snow and Weather

Nowcast-

High clouds drifted into the region overnight and temperatures are a bit inverted, registering in the mid 20's along the ridges and teens in the mountain valleys. Southerly winds bumped into the mid 20's right around 8:00 last night and continue in that spirit early this morning. No new snow to rpeort, but last weeks storms were good to the eastern front, stacking up several feet of snow, dramatically improving riding and turning conditions.

Forecast-

Clouds drift through our area as high pressure shifts east. It'll be mild with highs climbing into the mid 30's and overnight lows dipping into the 20's. Southerly winds remain reasonable, blowing in the 20's along the high peaks.

Futurecast-

Clearing skies overnight leads to a tranquil day Tuesday, but that's short-lived as a weak storm is on tap to slide through the area early Wednesday giving us a decent shot of snow.

Looking for real-time temps, snow, or wind?

Click here and then on the "western Uinta" tab for western Uinta specific, weather station network.

Additional Info

I will update this forecast by 7:00 AM tomorrow, Tuesday February 2nd.

Your observations are import, so please let me know what you're seeing... click HERE and contribute to this amazing community based program

General Announcements

If you see or trigger an avalanche or just wanna let me know what you're seeing you can reach me directly at 801-231-2170 or [email protected]

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.

Regioni coperte