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We rode around the Tony Grove area yesterday in the heat of the day and found variable supportability. The snow in places was punchy, dropping the front end down about a foot into the wet snow. It was strange to seek shade as the sun and heat were almost unbearable, especially in south-facing terrain. Conditions should be more supportable, at least this morning, as the clear night allowed for radiant heat loss. The high sun angle and record-breaking warm temperatures will quickly soften up the snow, though.
In northerly terrain, the intense heat could cause dangerous slab avalanches to fail naturally on a buried persistent weak layer, and natural wet slab and loose avalanches entraining wet snow are possible on slopes steeper than 30 degrees at all elevations. Except for north-facing slopes and shady canyon bottoms, the snow has completely melted off most terrain below about 7000 feet in the Logan zone.

The snow surface is very dirty and rough in most places. Yesterday, it felt more like May in the mountains.

It's still way too warm: The UAC Card Canyon weather station at 8700 feet reports a toasty 54°F and 48 inches of total snow. It's also 50°F at the Tony Grove Snotel at 8400', with 58 inches of total snow. At 9700 feet on Logan Peak, winds are blowing from the southwest at 26 mph. And at 0600, it's already 49°F on Paris Peak at 9500 feet! The winds are from the south-southwest, 20 to 25 mph. Mountain temperatures will climb to almost 60°F again this afternoon, while temperatures in Cache Valley will be near 80°F. Winds blowing from the west will pick up during the day, gusting into the mid 30s mph, which may help keep you from overheating. A dry, cold front moves through the zone overnight into Sunday, dropping temperatures only about 10 to 15°F. The reprieve is short-lived as un-March-like warmth builds back in by early to mid-week.

With dangerous wet avalanche conditions, avoiding travel in avalanche terrain is the obvious best choice. And with marginal backcountry riding conditions on slushy, dusty, punchy snow, this weekend's plans might include more favorable warmer-weather activities like fishing, gardening, golfing, climbing, biking, hiking, trail running, picnicking, boating, or perhaps just taking a nap.

Coverage is still good, though the snow is dirty and covered in debris in some areas after last weekend's strong and dusty wind event.

Access is getting challenging.