Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Saturday - January 28, 2017 - 6:17am
bottom line

A MODERATE avalanche danger exists along the higher terrain where the wind has been drifting snow. Human triggered avalanches are possible today. Avoid steep slopes that have obvious drifts or pillows of snow. Out of the wind effected terrain the avalanche danger is generally LOW.
current conditions

North and northeast wind on Friday increased more than anticipated along the higher ridges and peaks. It was drifting snow onto the southerly facing slopes. Temperatures overnight were in the single digits and the north wind is still gusty along the higher terrain. Once you get down off the ridges, the wind is much slower.
recent activity

There were some reports of small soft slabs triggered by snowmobilers in the Ephraim Canyon area on Friday. These seem to be somewhat "pockety" in distribution. I was not able to get anything to crack during my ride up there on Thursday. Perhaps additional wind on Friday enhanced the sensitivity of these a bit.
Avalanche Problem 1
type aspect/elevation characteristics
LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
over the next 24 hours
description

Recently formed wind drifts is your main concern today. They will be most pronounced along the higher terrain but watch for them in the mid elevations also.
weather

We should see mostly clear skies today with ridgetop highs in the mid 20s. Northerly wind is going to remain a bit annoying along the higher terrain during the day and into tonight. It looks like it will start to slow on Sunday. We'll see slightly warmer temperatures on Sunday with a few more high clouds. Temperatures will continue to increase through the first half of the week. The next storm on the horizon is looking like next weekend although it doesn't look like much at this time.
general announcements

We will publish full detailed advisories Saturday and Sunday mornings by 7am. We will also be publishing basic avalanche danger ratings & info during the week.

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