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Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Drew Hardesty
Issued by Drew Hardesty on
Tuesday morning, December 15, 2020
Most terrain has LOW danger. Areas of MODERATE danger, however, exist on some slopes primarily in the upper elevations. The danger will be more pronounced on steep northwest to north to east facing slopes. Human triggered avalanches a foot deep are possible and may be triggered at a distance. They may also be triggered from below. Collapsing and cracking are immediate signs of an unstable snowpack.
Please make conservative decisions to avoid getting hurt and further stressing emergency services and the health care system.
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Weather and Snow
Skies are mostly cloudy with perhaps a trace to 2" in the last 24-36 hours. Temperatures are in the single digits and low teens. Winds are generally light from the northwest.
Total snow depths are roughly 12-18" with fair riding conditions on low angle terrain.
For today, cloud cover will thin and become partly cloudy tonight.
The next storm arrives Thursday into Friday with perhaps 6-10" possible at this time.
Recent Avalanches
None reported.
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Description
Fresh wind drifts from Sunday night dot the landscape, primarily in the upper elevations and may be sensitive to triggering on and adjacent to steep terrain, primarily - but not limited to - northwest to east facing slopes. Note that cracking and collapsing are signs of instability and should caution a traveler to turn around or stay on low angle terrain. Again, many of these may be triggered at a distance.
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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.