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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Saturday morning, April 17, 2021
The snowpack is stable and the avalanche danger is generally LOW this weekend.
Watch for minor wet activity during daytime heating and avoid being on or below steep slopes if the new snow becomes overly wet and sloppy (which it probably won't due to anticipated relatively cool temperatures).
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Regular avalanche forecasts for the Manti Skyline are done for the season. Intermittent forecasts will be issued as needed dictated by significant weather that affect the avalanche conditions.
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Current Conditions: A few more inches of snow trickled in Friday night and the Manti Skyline has received 10 inches of new snow in the high terrain. You'll find very firm frozen hard snow underneath the 6 to 10 inches of new snow. West wind was moderate in speed during the storm and it's switched around to the east this morning with moderate speeds still along the upper ridges.
Mountain Weather: We'll see mostly clear skies this weekend with highs on Saturday around freezing and highs on Sunday in the upper 30s.
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Colder temperatures this past week froze up all the old snow. The old snowpack is stable at this point.
The new snow seems well bonded to the old firm surface. The wind wasn't too much of a factor as far as forming sensitive drifts during the storm.
I would just watch the new snow as it gets heated for the first few times. This is when new spring snow is most likely to cause wet avalanches. With no significant rapid warming anticipated this weekend, this shouldn't be an issue.
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