Forecast: Provo Area Mountains - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Issued by Greg Gagne on
Monday morning, February 2, 2026

The overall avalanche danger is LOW, but you can expect sluffing in dry, loose snow on steep shady aspects where a sluff could be consequential in terrain where you could get carried over rocks or into trees. Also watch for isolated pockets of wind drifted snow at the upper elevations.

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Weather and Snow

This morning: Skies are partly cloudy and temperatures range 25-35 °F. Winds are blowing from the west/northwest, gusting in the teens mph along exposed mid and upper-elevation ridge lines.

Today: Skies will clear by late morning and temperatures will rise into the upper 30's °F. Winds will be from the northwest and increase slightly, with gusts in the 20's mph.

This week will feature sunshine and warm temperatures, but weather models are suggesting possible precipitation in about 7 days.

Recent Avalanches

We are hearing of more long-running sluffs in the weak snow at the surface (aka "facet sluffs"), including a skier being caught and carried in steep terrain in Barietto in Mineral Fork on Saturday in the Salt Lake mountains. Thanks to the reporting party for their honest assessment of this avalanche occurrence which highlights the importance of making sure no one is below you before dropping into a steeper slope.

Sluffing in steep terrain on Barietto [photo: Joe]

Despite the lack of interesting weather, we continue to receive thoughtful and interesting observations.

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While the danger is generally LOW, there are a few avalanche issues to consider:

Sluffing in the weak snow on steep, shady slopes. Although these sluffs may not involve large amounts of snow, they could be consequential in steep terrain where you could get carried over rocks or into trees. Also, be sure others are not below you before dropping into one of these steeper slopes where any sluff you trigger could hit someone below.
Pockets of wind-drifted snow in the upper-elevations. Any recent or fresh wind drifts may be sensitive if they are on top of weak snow.
Shallow sluffing of wet-loose snow, including possible green-housing if clouds linger throughout the day.

General Announcements

This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.

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