Forecast: Logan Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains

Issued by Paige Pagnucco on
Sunday morning, January 11, 2026

The avalanche danger is MODERATE today, and human-triggered avalanches of wind-drifted snow are possible on slopes steeper than 30 degrees, mainly in upper-elevation terrain. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully.

Riding conditions are excellent - to ensure you have a great day, only expose one person at a time in steep terrain, and make sure everyone in your group has working rescue equipment and knows how to use it.

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Weather and Snow

Riding conditions are the best they’ve been all season, with plenty of fresh, cold powder across the zone. Sunny slopes picked up some warmth yesterday and may have a thin crust this morning, while shaded and northerly aspects should still hold soft, dry snow.

Our primary concern is wind-drifted snow on steep, exposed slopes, particularly around terrain features like ridgelines, sub-ridges, and gullies. There’s no shortage of great terrain to enjoy, but if you choose to step onto slopes steeper than 30 degrees, only expose one person at a time, evaluate the snow and terrain carefully, and make sure everyone in your group has a beacon, shovel, and probe—and knows how to use them.

The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400 feet reports 26°F, with 66 inches of total snow. At the UAC Card Canyon weather station at 8700 feet, it's 27°F, with 48 inches of total snow. Currently at 9700 feet on Logan Peak, it's 22°F, and the wind is blowing around 11 mph from the west. It's 25°F on Paris Peak, and sadly, the wind sensor is still rimed. Today will be another stunning day in the mountains with a 8500' high of 33°F, mostly sunny skies, and light winds blowing from the west. Expect more of the same for the upcoming week, as a strong ridge of high pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern over the west. Our next chance for snow may not be until the last week of January.

Recent Avalanches

Yesterday, UAC Observer Ken Thompson spotted a nice looking natural wind slab avalanche on the West Face of Cherry Peak, which likely occurred on 1/8 or 9. The couple of feet deep slab was the result of cross-loading winds. (PC: Thompson)

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Human-triggered wind slab avalanches remain possible today, especially on exposed, upper-elevation slopes where snow has been recently drifted by wind. Cornices built by storm winds may break farther back than expected and could trigger avalanches on the slopes below.

Watch for signs of wind drifts such as rounded, pillow-like features, chalky or stiff snow, hollow or drum-like sounds, and cracking underfoot.
Softer, newly formed wind slabs are generally easier to trigger, while older, harder slabs can be more deceptive— sometimes allowing people to travel well out onto them before failing suddenly.
Avoid travel on or beneath cornices and on steep slopes with stiff deposits of wind-drifted snow.

We have not seen recent avalanches failing on buried persistent weak layers (aside from a small slide in Miller Bowl), and snowpit tests continue to show improving stability. However, poor snowpack structure still exists in isolated, steep, rocky terrain with a shallow snowpack. In these areas, a wind slab avalanche could step down into older weak snow, resulting in a much larger and more dangerous slide.

Just to the south of our zone, a snowmobiler triggered a sizeable wind slab avalanche on Whiskey Hill in the Monte Cristo area yesterday. The rider was able to ride off to the side, and luckily so, as they did not have avalanche rescue equipment. (PC: Brackelsberg)

Additional Information

We checked out the Card Canyon weather station on Thursday. Video here.

Use safe travel practices: travel with a partner, and cross or ride steep slopes one at a time while the rest of your group watches from a safe spot.

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