Avalanche Advisory
| Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains | Issued by Craig Gordon for December 8, 2012 - 6:23am |
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bottom line Terrain to avoid- steep, upper elevation wind loaded terrain. While isolated and limited to a small portion of the terrain, the body beating consequences could be season ending. In general you'll find a LOW avalanche danger in a vast majority of the terrain along the Skyline this weekend.
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special announcement The Manti-Skyline advisory program continues to function because of the very generous contributions you've made at our annual fundraisers along with the support from our non-profit Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. Thanks to all of you for helping keep this vital resource up and running! We will be updating this weekend advisory by 7:00 AM each Saturday morning.
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current conditions Clouds are streaming into the area this morning as a cold front slides through the region. Temperatures are in the low to mid 20's and westerly winds have been busy all night, steadily blowing in the 20's and 30's. The Skyline is just on the edge of the recent systems that seem to stall right around Point of the Mountain. As such, riding and turning conditions are getting a bit grim, but with a little patience you can still find soft settled snow on upper elevation wind sheltered slopes.. Click here to view the great trip report Steve and Darce posted from their travels yesterday.
Snow stake at Miller Flat Trailhead pretty much sums up the tale of a shallow snowpack.
A view from Huntington Reservoir looking south towards Phone Shot. |
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recent activity No avalanche activity to report.
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Avalanche Problem 1over the next 24 hours
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There's just and inch or two of new snow to blow around, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a fresh wind drift or two along the Skyline Summit that'll be sensitive to the additional weight of a rider. You're most likely to find fresh drifting in steep, upper elevation leeward terrain facing the north half of the compass, particularly on slopes that have an easterly aspect. While not widespread, deep, or dangerous, today's wind slabs may be large enough to catch you off guard and take you for a quick, adrenaline inducing ride.
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weather Clouds, colder air, and gusty west-northwest winds are poised to roll into the region throughout the day as a cold storm system slides through the area. This is a moisture starved system and I'm not hedging my bets on game changing snow amounts. Maybe we'll squeak 2"-4" out of the storm before a break on Sunday with another similar system on tap for late Sunday into Monday. Temperatures will become more winter-like this weekend with daytime highs in the low 20's and overnight lows in the single digits. After the Monday system the computer models are waffling for the upcoming week. In general though, there don't appear to be any big storms in sight. |
| general annoucements Remember your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know about, please participate in the creation of our own community avalanche advisory by submitting snow and avalanche conditions. You can call me directly at 801-231-2170, email craig@utahavalanchecenter.org, or email by clicking HERE This is a great time of year to schedule a free avalanche awareness presentation for your group or club. You can contact me at 801-231-2170 or email craig@utahavalanchecenter.org Donate to your favorite non-profit –The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. The UAC depends on contributions from users like you to support our work. The information in this advisory is from the US Forest Service which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur. The advisory expires 24 hours after the date and time posted, but will be updated by 7:00 AM Saturday December 15th.
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