Utah Avalanche Center
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January 1, 2007 - 6:58 am Most terrain across the Wasatch has a LOW danger today. Very isolated pockets of MODERATE remain at mid and upper elevation west through north through east facing aspects.
Drew Hardesty
I’d like to thank our longtime partner Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort for hosting Friday night’s amazing fundraising dinner and film producer David Breashears for sharing his spectacular new Everest Expedition film. A portion of the proceeds will help the avalanche center.
Links: Avalanche List Photos Profile List Weather Links Encyclopedia Skies are partly to mostly cloudy across the range on the heels of yet another storm diving to the south. Winds have been light and westerly with temps in the upper teens and mid-twenties. Snow surface conditions are variable, but the walking and the aesthetic rewards will come easy. Here’s to a new year and new beginnings.
One backcountry skier triggered a small wind pocket 8-10” deep and 10’ wide in upper Days Fork, commenting that it would have packed less punch than a sluff. Otherwise, it was quiet. 24 Hrs Of course it remains a mixed bag of weakness in the upper, mid, and basement portions of the snowpack (see profiles). Recent reports of collapsing, continued pockety avalanches, and a shady snow structure doesn't inspire all-out confidence. Watch for increased sluffing over the week. Skies will start to clear out as a ridge of high pressure noses back into Utah. Winds will shift to the northeast and mountain temps will be in the low twenties at 10,000’ and upper 20’s at 8000’. The weather looks uneventful until Thursday when the southwesterly winds kick in ahead of a quick hitting cold front. Yesterday, the Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in American Fork and Cascade. Today, they’ll return with a home run out White Pine.
uac@avalanche.org (uac@avalanche.org). (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.Brett Kobernik will update this advisory by 7:30 on Tuesday morning, and 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.
Drew Hardesty
I’d like to thank our longtime partner Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort for hosting Friday night’s amazing fundraising dinner and film producer David Breashears for sharing his spectacular new Everest Expedition film. A portion of the proceeds will help the avalanche center.
Links: Avalanche List Photos Profile List Weather Links Encyclopedia Skies are partly to mostly cloudy across the range on the heels of yet another storm diving to the south. Winds have been light and westerly with temps in the upper teens and mid-twenties. Snow surface conditions are variable, but the walking and the aesthetic rewards will come easy. Here’s to a new year and new beginnings.
One backcountry skier triggered a small wind pocket 8-10” deep and 10’ wide in upper Days Fork, commenting that it would have packed less punch than a sluff. Otherwise, it was quiet. 24 Hrs Of course it remains a mixed bag of weakness in the upper, mid, and basement portions of the snowpack (see profiles). Recent reports of collapsing, continued pockety avalanches, and a shady snow structure doesn't inspire all-out confidence. Watch for increased sluffing over the week. Skies will start to clear out as a ridge of high pressure noses back into Utah. Winds will shift to the northeast and mountain temps will be in the low twenties at 10,000’ and upper 20’s at 8000’. The weather looks uneventful until Thursday when the southwesterly winds kick in ahead of a quick hitting cold front. Yesterday, the Wasatch Powderbird Guides flew in American Fork and Cascade. Today, they’ll return with a home run out White Pine.
uac@avalanche.org (uac@avalanche.org). (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.Brett Kobernik will update this advisory by 7:30 on Tuesday morning, and 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.