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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Saturday morning, December 21, 2024
The overall avalanche danger on the Manti Skyline is LOW.
You could still possibly find trouble along the steepest high elevation slopes that face north through east where wind drifts, cornices and wind slabs have formed over the last week.
The chances for triggering something are fairly low for the average traveler today but if you're looking for trouble, you might find it.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: Very mild weather continued on Friday with high temperatures reaching 50˚F at many locations in the mountains. Wind from the southwest has been generally light. The snowpack remains supportable in lots of areas providing decent travel despite the shallow, early season conditions.
Mountain Weather: It'll be another gorgeous day with mostly clear skies, temperatures into the 40s and light wind that looks like it might bump in speed slightly during the day. Sunday will bring some clouds with slightly cooler temperatures. A storm moves through to our north early in the week brining the chances for light scattered snowfall with no accumulations expected. Another small storm moves through on Christmas which might actually bring a measurable amount of snow. Overall, the pattern continues to look active into the new year with numerous smaller events moving through.
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In general, avalanche conditions are pretty safe right now. The only concern is where the wind drifted snow and formed cornices and wind slabs. The majority of these drifts, cornices and slabs are not going to crack out right now even if provoked. However, I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few that remain unstable and could crack out.
The average backcountry traveler will not encounter any avalanche danger today. People who might find trouble would be folks trying to get into radical terrain where these drifts have formed on very steep upper elevation slopes. Slopes that face north through east are the most suspect especially right along the higher ridgelines.
General Announcements
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.