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Advisory: Moab Area Mountains | Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Saturday - January 17, 2015 - 6:47am |
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current conditions La Sal Mountains Conditions are becoming more mixed out there. Wind from all directions and a strong sun have affected the snow surface in exposed locations. Best bet for good powder conditions is on sheltered slopes below tree line. Ridge top winds yesterday were in the 15-25 mph range from the WSW. About 5:00 a.m. this morning they switched to the WNW increasing to 25-35 mph. It is currently 13 degrees on Pre Laurel Peak and 25 at the Geyser Pass Trailhead. Wind speeds and temperature at 11,700' on Pre-Laurel Peak. New snow totals and temperature at Geyser Pass Trailhead. New snow totals and temperature in Gold Basin. Abajo / Blue Mountains Last week's storm dropped 10-14" of new snow on the Abajo's which in some cases nearly doubled the snow pack. Nevertheless, it was enough snow to prompt people out to enjoy it. Soft powder conditions exist on sheltered terrain below tree line. In these areas the base depth ranges from 20-30" of snow. Sunnier aspects remain extremely shallow as most were down to bare ground prior to last week's storm. For an observation report from Friday, January 16 click here. Winds and temperature on Abajo Peak. Snow total at Buckboard Flat.
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recent activity The storm on Monday, January 12 produced several storm slab avalanches with at least one that stepped down into persistent weak layers. Here is a list of the most recent avalanches. |
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description
Today expect to find stiff wind slabs in upper elevation terrain along ridge crests and on the lee sides of terrain features. SW winds yesterday shifting to NW and back to SE today will make these slabs possible on all aspects. Avoid slopes steeper than 35 degrees in areas where you can detect recent deposits of wind drifted snow. Look for smooth rounded pillows that have a hollow feel to them, and watch for signs of instability such as cracking in the snow surface. |
type | aspect/elevation | characteristics |
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LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
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description
Earlier this week, a natural storm slab avalanche stepped down into a buried weak layer, proof that the danger remains for triggering a persistent slab on upper-mid to upper elevation slopes steeper than 35 degrees that have a NW-N-E aspect, particularly in areas of rocky terrain that have a thin shallow snowpack. |
weather Today will be sunny and a bitbreezy in the mountains. High temperatures at 10,000' will be near 30 degrees. NW winds in the 10-15 mph range will shift to the SE with gusts as high as 30. A few clouds will move in tonight making for partly sunny skies on Sunday. |
general announcements
Grooming Conditions: Trails were freshly groomed on yesterday. Observations: If you are out and about, I would love to know what you are seeing. Please post your observations here. EMAIL ADVISORY If you would like to get the daily advisory by email you will need to subscribe here. Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you shop from Backcountry.com or REI: Click this link for Backcountry.com or this link to REI, shop, and they will donate a percent of your purchase price to the UAC. Both offer free shipping (with some conditions) so this costs you nothing! Benefit the Utah Avalanche Center when you buy or sell on ebay - set the Utah Avalanche Center as a favorite non-profit in your ebay account here and click on ebay gives when you buy or sell. You can choose to have your seller fees donated to the UAC, which doesn't cost you a penny. This advisory is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always exist. This advisory will be updated on Saturday, January 3 or sooner if conditions warrant. |
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