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Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Saturday morning, November 25, 2023
There's not quite enough snow for off trail riding and sliding quite yet, but with a foot of new snow, it may be possible to trigger an avalanche in areas that had pre-existing snowcover. Unstable areas of wind drifted snow may be found in upper elevation, wind exposed terrain but these areas will be difficult to access. We'll be getting out this weekend to see how things have stacked up, and we'll start issuing regular forecasts as conditions warrant.
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Weather and Snow
General Conditions
Just in time a post Thanksgiving storm brought 13" to the mountains. Though not enough to call it game on, this is a welcome addition and we now have 20" on the ground in Gold Basin. Things are going to dry out again this week but models are hinting at a pattern change in December.Keep those snow dances coming!
Snowpack and Weather Data
Gold Basin Storm Stake (10,000')
Gold Basin SNOTEL site (10,000')
SNOTEL site near Geyser Pass Winter Trailhead (9600')
Wind Station on Pre-Laurel Peak (11,400')
NWS forecast for the La Sal Mountains.
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Additional Information
It’s never too early to start thinking about avalanches. Here are a few things to consider doing:
1-Sign up for an avalanche class.
2-Take a free online avalanche course the UAC built for Know Before You Go or other courses listed on the KBYG website (Develop skills -> Online Learning).
3-Get your avalanche rescue gear ready for winter. Put fresh batteries in your transceiver and update the firmware. Inspect your shovel and probe. Get your airbag backpack ready by possibly doing a test deployment and updating the firmware if it is an electric version.
General Announcements
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.