Logan

The avalanche danger is LOW in the backcountry today. A change in the weather pattern is imminent, and a series of storms beginning this weekend and into next week will cause the avalanche danger to increase significantly. Now is a really good time to recheck your avalanche rescue equipment, put fresh batteries in your transceiver, and practice companion rescue techniques with your backcountry partners.

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No avalanches were reported recently in the Logan Zone. Check out local observations and avalanches HERE.

We’re finding a mixed bag of conditions, with mostly supportable crusts and bare slopes in sunny terrain and wind-jacked snow surfaces on exposed slopes. Weak surface snow, consisting of recrystallized or faceted snow and glistening feathers of surface hoar plagues most shady slopes at all elevations. Despite it’s implication of future avalanche concerns, this weak snow offers fun and fast riding and turning conditions. Although the Bear River Range has a higher percentage of normal SWE than other mountain ranges across the west, shallow, early-season conditions exist, and hitting rocks or down trees is a significant consideration. With 91% of normal SWE (snow water equivalent), the Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 39” of total snow and 24° F. It’s 22° F, and there is 32 inches of total snow at the new Card Canyon weather station.

Winds increased overnight and are blowing from the south around 20 mph at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station. South winds remain fairly light on Paris Peak, and it’s 19° F.

A change in the weather pattern is coming. A storm will bring snow to the mountains of southern Utah on Thursday and Friday, with some light snow likely in the northern mountains. 2 to 5 inches could accumulate at upper elevations in the Logan Zone Friday and Friday night. Confidence is growing that a series of potentially significant winter storms will impact the mountains of northern Utah and southeastern Idaho beginning later this weekend and continuing into next week... If this forecast pans out, we can expect alluring powder conditions and, potentially, a severe increase in avalanche danger, with very weak surface snow widespread across the zone.

Two new weather stations are found in the Logan Zone this season. The Paris Peak Weather Station (available HERE) and the Card Canyon Weather Station (available HERE)

We checked on our new Paris Peak weather station on Saturday. It's looking good and working well, giving us real-time weather, including relevant ridgetop wind information. For more information on what we found in the Bloomington Canyon Area last weekend, check out our observation HERE.