It's 31°F this morning at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel, and there is 68 inches of total snow containing 80% of normal SWE. It's 26°F and west winds are currently blowing around 15 mph at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station. We're expecting mostly cloudy skies today, with high temperatures at 9000' around 36°F, and light to moderate south-southwest winds. Cool and unsettled weather will continue through the first part of the week, and daytime temperatures will increase with a good deal of sunshine on Thursday and Friday.
We are finding stable snow conditions and generally Low avalanche danger in the backcountry. Stability has improved significantly since February on slopes with deep deposits of drifted snow, even in areas where extensive natural deep slab avalanches occurred.
We found stable snow conditions and Low avalanche danger in Wood Camp Hollow on Friday (3-12-2021).
However, areas with poor snow structure and dry weak sugary or faceted snow can still be found where the snowpack is thin, (around 3' deep or less), on the north side of the compass, on windward and mid-elevation slopes, slopes with grass and bushes showing, and in rocky, shallow terrain. Although unlikely, there is still a possibility that a person could trigger a dangerous avalanche on a very steep isolated slope in the Logan Zone.
Paige found weak sugary snow, poor snow structure, and propagation in snow stability tests in shallower snow in the Beaver Mountain Backcountry Saturday (3-13-2021).
