Forecast: Logan Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains

Issued by McKinley Talty on
Monday morning, March 16, 2026

The avalanche danger is LOW, and conditions are generally safe. While avalanches are unlikely, watch for isolated pockets of wind-drifted snow in upper elevation terrain. As temperatures begin to rise, watch for wet-loose avalanches on steep sunny slopes.

Use normal caution; always practice safe travel protocols and be prepared for any incident. Mountain travel is inherently risky.

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Weather and Snow

Cold temperatures and consistently gusty winds over the past few days have created a landscape of crusts and hardpack in the mountains. A few slopes may still be holding softer snow on high, north-facing terrain. While the avalanche danger is LOW, watch for isolated pockets of wind-drifted snow on slopes exposed to the wind. Gusty winds and high clouds should help keep snow surfaces cool today; however, watch for wet-loose avalanches on sunny slopes during the heat of the day.

The UAC Card Canyon weather station at 8700 feet reports 20°F and 57 inches of total snow. It's 26°F at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, with 68 inches of total snow. At 9700 feet on Logan Peak, winds are blowing from the northwest at 30 mph, gusting to 40 mph. On Paris Peak at 9500 feet, winds are blowing from the west at 25-30 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph, and it's 16°F.

Enjoy the (relatively) cool temperatures today, as the mountains will warm quickly throughout the week. High clouds this morning will dissipate through the day as temperatures steadily climb to around 40°F. Winds blowing from the northwest will remain steady at 25-30 mph, gusting up to 40 mph, and no new snow is expected. Tonight, temperatures will hover just above freezing before rising through the week, and may remain above freezing until the middle of next week. Expect avalanche danger to rise with the warming trend. Stay tuned ...

Winds have littered the snow surface with debris

Recent Avalanches

No new avalanches were reported in the Logan area mountains.

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A few things to keep an eye out for today:

Keep an eye out for warming snow surfaces throughout the day. Roller balls indicate the snow is losing cohesion, and wet-loose avalanches are becoming more likely. These are your clues to head to shadier or lower-angle terrain.
Strong winds, coupled with a little bit of snowfall Saturday night, created sensitive shallow wind slabs in smoothed-out starting zones and around terrain features like gullies, rock outcroppings, and sub-ridges. Cracking is an obvious sign of instability.
On some northerly-facing slopes steeper than 30 degrees, the snowpack is still plagued by a persistent weak layer buried beneath a thick slab of denser snow. While unlikely, a person might trigger a large, destructive avalanche on an isolated, upper- or mid-elevation slope, where the snowpack is thin and/or rocky.

Additional Information

Travel with a partner, and cross or ride slopes steeper than 30 degrees one at a time while the rest of your group watches from a safe spot.
Ensure that everyone in the group has avalanche rescue equipment (a transceiver, probe, and shovel) and knows how to use it.

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