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Forecast for the Provo Area Mountains

Mark Staples
Issued by Mark Staples on
Thursday morning, March 11, 2021
Overall today, the avalanche danger is LOW and avalanches are unlikely. There could be some sluffing of the new snow especially if snowfall rates increase this afternoon.
Falling in steep terrain and being unable to stop on hard, refrozen snow underneath the new snow remains a hazard.
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Weather and Snow
Overnight 2 inches of snow fell. Temperatures are mostly in the upper teens and low 20s F. Light winds are blowing from the east.
Today another 2-4 inches of snow could fall. Winds will be light and temperatures should warm into the mid 20s F. Spring weather can be quite exciting and brief periods of heavy snowfall with a chance of lightning could occur this afternoon.
Total snow amounts are about 1-2 inches yesterday, 2 inches overnight, and another 2-4 inches possible today. Yesterday many people described the new snow as "dust on crust" because there were just a few inches of new snow on top of the old, crusty, refrozen snow surface. Sunshine yesterday made the snow damp on east, south, and west aspects which should be refrozen this morning. Riding conditions are slowly improving.
Recent Avalanches
Yesterday there were just a few very small, loose avalanches in the new snow. They were dry in the morning and wet in the afternoon.
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Last weekend, top layers of the snowpack became wet during very warm weather. Cold weather this week has refrozen those layers. Today, the only avalanche concerns involve the several inches of new snow that has fallen since Tuesday night and will fall today. There could be some shallow sluffing in the new snow.
Even when avalanches are unlikely or small, we still need to take the normal precautions. These include exposing one person at a time to avalanche terrain and choosing safe ascent routes. While these to actions sound simple, they can be difficult to do and were a major factor in many avalanche fatalities this winter. Read more HERE.
It's been a crazy winter with a dangerous snowpack for much of it. For a quick way to catch up on what has happened, read through the Week-In-Reviews that we publish every Friday. Find them all under our Blog page HERE.
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Please visit this website with information about Responsible Winter Recreation by the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation.
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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.
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