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February 26, 2006 - 6:58 am Today, the avalanche danger is mostly LOW. The avalanche danger of wet avalanches will increase to MODERATE on and below the steep, sun exposed slopes with daytime heating.
Hardesty
Links: Avalanche List Photos Profile List Weather Links Encyclopedia 8 Hrs For today, try to get an earlier start if youre hitting the south faces and watch for continued sluffing in the cold recrystallized snow on the steep, shady lines. Remember that small wet or dry sluffs that knock you off your feet or machine can have epic consequences. Increasing high clouds may intensify the wet activity in the afternoon, even on some of the lower elevation northerly slopes. Rollerballs, point release avalanches, and wet snow to the boot-tops are good indicators to change aspect or elevation. Glide avalanches in upper Broads, Stairs and Mill B may be possible today.
Like most things in life, timing is everything. If youre heading down the south side of Superior in the late afternoon, expect to take most of the upper 6-8 of wet snow with you. Two parties triggered sizeable wet sluffs yesterday afternoon, leaving healthy debris piles just below the chokes in the east aprons. No other avalanches were reported.
This is the time of year in the Wasatch I love. You can make a few turns in the morning, get in a pitch or two of rock, a pitch or two of ice, then hit the back nine in the afternoon. Skies are mostly clear this morning with mountain temperatures in the mid to upper twenties. The southwesterly winds picked up just a bit overnight and are blowing 15-20mph along the high ridgelines. Well see increasing high clouds with increasing winds by early afternoon. Southerly slopes have supportable quasi-corn with good soft settled powder in protected, shady areas.
Itll be the last hurrah for high pressure as the first in a series of storms moves through late Monday into Tuesday. Well see increasing clouds and a bump in winds by the afternoon. The southwesterly winds will average 20-25mph. 8000 temps will rocket into the mid-40s while 10,000 highs bump to near freezing.
Click here to check out our new online avalanche encyclopedia.
Early birds and snow geeks can catch our 6AM report at 364-1591.
Click HERE for a text only version of the avalanche advisory.
To have this advisory automatically e-mailed to you each day, click HERE.
UDOT also has a highway avalanche control work hotline for Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and Provo canyons, which is updated as needed. 801-975-4838.
Yesterday, Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in American Fork and Cascade. Today theyll hit AF, Cascade, Lambs and the Sessions. For more info, call 742-2800.
Please report any backcountry snow and avalanche conditions. Call (801) 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140, email uac@avalanche.org or fax 801-524-6301. The information in this advisory is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
I will update this advisory by 7:30 Monday morning. Thanks for calling.
This advisory provided by the Wasatch Cache National Forest, in partnership with:
Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation, The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Department of Emergency Services and Homeland Security and Salt Lake County
DISCLAIMER: Above is information on each factor affecting todays' danger rating. All factors must be considered to develop a backcountry travel plan that will reduce your risk.
The post was created using an automated process maintained by First Tracks! Online.
Hardesty
Links: Avalanche List Photos Profile List Weather Links Encyclopedia 8 Hrs For today, try to get an earlier start if youre hitting the south faces and watch for continued sluffing in the cold recrystallized snow on the steep, shady lines. Remember that small wet or dry sluffs that knock you off your feet or machine can have epic consequences. Increasing high clouds may intensify the wet activity in the afternoon, even on some of the lower elevation northerly slopes. Rollerballs, point release avalanches, and wet snow to the boot-tops are good indicators to change aspect or elevation. Glide avalanches in upper Broads, Stairs and Mill B may be possible today.
Like most things in life, timing is everything. If youre heading down the south side of Superior in the late afternoon, expect to take most of the upper 6-8 of wet snow with you. Two parties triggered sizeable wet sluffs yesterday afternoon, leaving healthy debris piles just below the chokes in the east aprons. No other avalanches were reported.
This is the time of year in the Wasatch I love. You can make a few turns in the morning, get in a pitch or two of rock, a pitch or two of ice, then hit the back nine in the afternoon. Skies are mostly clear this morning with mountain temperatures in the mid to upper twenties. The southwesterly winds picked up just a bit overnight and are blowing 15-20mph along the high ridgelines. Well see increasing high clouds with increasing winds by early afternoon. Southerly slopes have supportable quasi-corn with good soft settled powder in protected, shady areas.
Itll be the last hurrah for high pressure as the first in a series of storms moves through late Monday into Tuesday. Well see increasing clouds and a bump in winds by the afternoon. The southwesterly winds will average 20-25mph. 8000 temps will rocket into the mid-40s while 10,000 highs bump to near freezing.
Click here to check out our new online avalanche encyclopedia.
Early birds and snow geeks can catch our 6AM report at 364-1591.
Click HERE for a text only version of the avalanche advisory.
To have this advisory automatically e-mailed to you each day, click HERE.
UDOT also has a highway avalanche control work hotline for Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and Provo canyons, which is updated as needed. 801-975-4838.
Yesterday, Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in American Fork and Cascade. Today theyll hit AF, Cascade, Lambs and the Sessions. For more info, call 742-2800.
Please report any backcountry snow and avalanche conditions. Call (801) 524-5304 or 1-800-662-4140, email uac@avalanche.org or fax 801-524-6301. The information in this advisory is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
I will update this advisory by 7:30 Monday morning. Thanks for calling.
This advisory provided by the Wasatch Cache National Forest, in partnership with:
Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation, The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Department of Emergency Services and Homeland Security and Salt Lake County
DISCLAIMER: Above is information on each factor affecting todays' danger rating. All factors must be considered to develop a backcountry travel plan that will reduce your risk.
The post was created using an automated process maintained by First Tracks! Online.