We will be offering a Backcountry 101 avalanche course on Feb 8, 9. It's a great way to up your avalanche knowledge with both classroom, and hands on field instruction. Click
here for more details and to register.
The new UAC IOS mobile app is now available on the
app store. Check out the new "My Weather" feature.
Check out the new free online
avalanche course series developed by the Utah Avalanche Center. This is a great way to refresh your skills or prepare you for a Backcountry 101 or Level 1 class.
7:00 a.m. webcam photo courtesy of Kevin Dressel.
Skies are mostly cloudy, ESE winds are light, and mountain temps are in the single digits. A light dusting of snow fell in the mountains yesterday. We should see some clouds developing with a chance for isolated snow showers in the mountains today. Light ESE winds will shift to the SW by this afternoon. High temps will be in the low 20's. On the horizon, a decent looking storm system should begin to affect our area on Wed.
Last Sunday's storm brought 8"-10" to the mountains and conditions are greatly improved though there is still grass sticking out on exposed south facing slopes. A weak layer of loose, sugary, faceted snow exists at the base of the snowpack. This layer exists on northerly aspects and is providing an extremely unstable base for the current snow load. Wind drifted snow has added additional stress to this buried weak layer, and backcountry skiers and riders should avoid steep, wind drifted slopes, particularly those that face the north half of the compass.
Wind, temperature, and humidity on
Abajo Peak (11,000')
The Abajo Mountains experienced a significant round of both human triggered and natural avalanche activity earlier this week.
