Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Drew Hardesty
Issued by Drew Hardesty on
Tuesday morning, February 4, 2020
Most terrain has LOW danger. Areas of MODERATE DANGER, however, exist in the higher elevations and open bowls for new snow avalanches. Human triggered dry sluffs and soft slab avalanches are possible.
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Weather and Snow
Skies are partly cloudy.
Winds veered to the north and northeast and are blowing 10mph with gusts to 15.
Mountain temperatures are just on either side of 0°F. Wind chill is -14°F.
Snow totals are 5" of very low density snow.
A quick nod to the SLC National Weather Service: yesterday's storm was well forecast and well messaged. Great work to the meteorologists down here.

Today we'll have partly cloudy skies, light north to northeast winds and temps in the low single digits.
The next storm is under Additional Info, below.
Recent Avalanches
None reported.
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New Snow
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Description
Sluffing and soft slab avalanches in the new snow are possible at the highest elevations. Dry point release avalanches may run naturally or with provocation but they generally need starting zone slope angles pushing 40° degrees. These can be well managed through avoidance (what's above you?) and with ski cuts. They may also run fast and far on the buried crusts beneath and then pile up deeply in terrain traps.
Additional Information
We'll see a break in the action today and tonight before the next storm arrives tomorrow afternoon through Friday. This storm will be quite different: a warm front with heavy, dense snow, warming temperatures, and moderate to strong northwest winds. Upwards of 10-16"' of snow possible by later Friday.
General Announcements
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.