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Forecast for the Logan Area Mountains

Paige Pagnucco
Issued by Paige Pagnucco on
Monday morning, January 31, 2022
The snow is stable, the avalanche danger LOW, and avalanches are unlikely in the backcountry.
  • Use normal caution.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We will update this forecast on Wednesday morning.
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Special Announcements
Thanks to the generous support of our local resorts and Ski Utah, discount lift tickets are now available. Support the UAC while you ski at the resorts this season. Tickets are available HERE
Special Thanks to Polaris and Northstar (in Preston and Logan).
Weather and Snow
The 8400' Tony Grove Snotel reports 26°F, and there is 67 inches of total snow containing 114% of normal SWE for the date. Winds out of the southwest are blowing around 30 mph this morning at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station with gusts in the 50's.
The storm that was to be is no longer but still expect a cold, blustery day in the mountains today, with 8500' high temperatures holding steady until 10 am, then falling to around 14F during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values will be as low as -5F with west winds blowing 21 to 25 mph and gusting as high as 40 mph. There's more bark than bite with this system as forecasted total accumulation is less than an inch. Let's hope it overproduces. Get the puffy back out as mountain temperatures will be significantly colder this week with daytime highs in the teens and overnight lows near zero. Another weak system will bring the threat of light snow to mainly the higher terrain Tuesday into Wednesday.
Under weeks of high pressure with cold overnight temperatures and clear skies, the snow has continued to facet and weaken. We expect this trend to continue until the next storm moves through potentially up to a few weeks away. Current surface conditions range from bulletproof crusts to shallow, soft, faceted snow.
A few inches of fresh snow last week really helped conditions in the backcountry. Call it dust-on-crust or shallow powder, but you can still find freshened and softened surface conditions on a solid supportable base and generally stable snow across the Logan Zone these days. We did find some nice springlike "corn snow" conditions Saturday in sunny terrain, but recently we've been finding the best riding conditions on lower-angled slopes in sheltered, shaded terrain.
Water-wise we are still above average at this point of the year. Despite the lack of storms in January, the snowfall in late Dec and early Jan really gave our zone a solid base. Let's hope the trajectory continues upward.
Recent Avalanches
No avalanches were reported recently in the Logan Zone.
Check HERE for all the latest observations and avalanche activity.
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Remember that LOW avalanche danger doesn't mean NO avalanche danger. People still might trigger avalanches in extreme or isolated very steep backcountry terrain.
  • Continue to practice safe travel protocols.
  • Only expose one person at a time in avalanche terrain.
  • Now is a great time to practice your avalanche rescue skills. Thanks to the generous support of Northstar, the Franklin Basin Beacon Training Park is up and running. The park is located directly west of the parking lot and is open for anyone to use. All you need is your beacon and probe. Please do not dig up the transmitters.
There are many other hazards in mountain travel that may be more of a concern than avalanche danger today.
  • The fresh snow was scoured off of many upper elevation slopes and the remaining surface snow is hard and slick - a person could easily slip, fall, and slide out of control rapidly down a steep slope. In some areas you may need crampons to get a grip and an ice axe to self arrest if you fall.
  • Crusty snow under the fresh powder could grab a ski and send you "head over tea kettle."
Additional Information
  • Always follow safe backcountry travel protocols. Go one person at a time in avalanche terrain, (anytime while traveling on or under backcountry slopes steeper than 30°) while the rest of your party watches from a safe area.
  • Check your avalanche rescue equipment, change your batteries, and practice often with your backcountry partners.
    Check slope angles, and to avoid avalanche terrain stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30° and adjacent slopes. Video Here
General Announcements
Who's up for some free avalanche training? Get a refresher, become better prepared for an upcoming avalanche class, or just boost your skills. Go to https://learn.kbyg.org/ and scroll down to Step 2 for a series of interactive online avalanche courses produced by the UAC.
  • Check out all the upcoming education classes and clinics HERE.
  • Please submit your observations from the backcountry HERE.
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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