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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Sunday morning, February 12, 2023
Overall, the avalanche danger rating on the Skyline is LOW.
Human triggered avalanches are unlikely.
Continue to avoid being on or below large cornices. Also avoid the steepest upper elevation slopes that have recent deposits of wind drifted snow. If you do these two things, there is very little chance you'll trigger an avalanche.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: Soft, settled powder can still be found in sheltered areas. Temperatures on Saturday were in the upper 20s to low 30s. They dipped back into the mid teens in the canyon bottoms and mid 20s along the higher terrain. Wind from the south was light to moderate in speed on Saturday and has slowed overnight.
Mountain Weather: We have a couple of lovely sunny days in store before a storm system moves in on Tuesday. We'll see temperatures into the mid 30s. Wind will be light and variable in direction today. It will increase a bit from the southwest on Monday. The next storm is a Southern Utah storm, but we should still get a decent shot of snow here in Central Utah. As of this morning, I think we could see 6 to 8 inches of new snow by Thursday morning.
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Avalanche conditions are quiet out there and unless you are really looking for trouble, it is unlikely that you will trigger an avalanche today. The majority of the wind drifts and slabs that formed on Wednesday have stabilized. However, if you're poking around on very steep upper elevation terrain, this would be where you might get a drift or cornice to crack out on you. Avoid the steepest slopes with apparent drifts or slabs and you'll avoid any avalanche danger today.
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