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Forecast for the Uintas Area Mountains

Craig Gordon
Issued by Craig Gordon on
Wednesday morning, March 4, 2020
Today's avalanche hazard is pretty straightforward and easily managed with terrain choices-
While the avalanche danger is generally LOW across the range, there are isolated places where you could trigger an old wind drift, especially in steep, rocky terrain above treeline in the wind zone. And here's something to consider... if you're getting into steep, technical terrain, even a small slide can knock you off your ride, slam you into a tree, and throw a curve ball at your day.
Lose a little elevation, tone your slope angle down a few degrees, you lose the problem and can still have a blast today.
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Weather and Snow
Currently-
Skies are clear, and with a slight temperature inversion in place, it's in the low 20's near the high peaks and mid teens in most mountain valley locations. Southwesterly winds blow 15-25 mph along the ridges. Sunday's shallow dose of fresh, white paint greatly improved riding conditions, though it's still a bit scratchy underfoot and low angle slopes are the ticket.
Uinta weather network info is found here. Simply click on the Western Uinta tab.
For today-
Look for mostly sunny skies, temperatures warming into the upper 30's, and west-southwest winds bumping into the 30's and 40's as the day progresses.
Futurecast-
Southwest winds ramp up Friday and Saturday and it looks like a change in the weather pattern develops late in the weekend through early next week. Details and timing are still a bit vague, but should gel together in the next day or two.
Recent Avalanches
Yesterday, I spotted a few shallow fresh wind drifts along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges, but no earth-shattering avalanche activity to report.
To view additional trip reports and recent avalanche activity, simply click here.
JG was in Upper Weber Canyon Monday and reports a little sluffing in the new snow, but a mostly stable snowpack.... good news! More on JG's travels and intrepid insight is found here.
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Avalanche Problem #1
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Isolated to steep, leeward terrain in the wind zone, there might be a lingering wind drift or two that'll react to our additional weight. Not particularly widespread, but remember... if you're tagging steep, technical terrain, be aware that even a small slide could knock you off your feet and boss you around. So, the ticket to riding safely today is simply look for and avoid any fat, rounded piece of snow, especially if it sounds hollow like a drum.
General Announcements
The information in this forecast expires in 24 hours, but will be updated by 7:00 AM Thursday Mar. 5th.
This forecast is updated daily by 7:00 AM.
In the mean-time, if you see or trigger an avalanche or just wanna let me know what you're seeing you can reach me directly at 801-231-2170
This is a great time of year to schedule one of our free avy awareness presentations.
You can email me directly [email protected]
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