Introduction: Good Morning this
is Dave Medara with the
WE ARE STARTING TO FILL UP OUR AIARE LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL
2 CLASSES BEING HELD IN THE LA SALS THIS YEAR.
THE LEVEL 1 IS FEBRUARY 3RD-5TH (FRI-SUN), WHILE
OUR LEVEL 2 IS MARCH 3RD-6TH
(FRI-MON). CALL (435)
636-3363 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP.
EACH CLASS IS LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS.
TUITION GOES TO THE FRIENDS OF THE
To see past advisories check out the ARCHIVE. To see current conditions go to our WEATHER PAGE. To see photos go to the AVIPHOTOS page.
General Conditions:
Conditions
remain relatively unchanged in the La Sals with a mixture of sun crusts, wind
slabs and sastrugi above treeline. Conditions below treeline aren’t much
better as the rotten base makes for very tricky conditions in the powder for
skiing, boarding or snowmobiling. The strong N winds yesterday will have moved
a little snow around, but the bottom line is that there simply isn’t much
snow to move around and what is there is crusted over and staying put. The plus
side is that we live in
The road to the
Geyser Pass Trailhead has been plowed, but it is really slick in places, 4WD
and chains are still recommended, especially for the ride down.
Current Conditions: (click location for latest data)
Geyser
Pass Trailhead (9,600’):
10.5” at the SNOTEL.
16” at the GPTH Snowstake, 22 degrees at the
Mountain Weather: (At 10,500’)
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high around 41. East southeast wind around 10 mph
becoming south southwest.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind between 10 and
15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south wind
between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after
Avalanche Conditions: (Link to the International Avalanche Danger Scale here)
Once
again, we didn’t get the new snow. The
MLAC NEWS: We have started an observer page for
folks to send us their backcountry observations. Report what you see in your
backcountry travels HERE.
Please send us your reports on avalanches, ski conditions, road conditions,
snow pit profiles etc. Thanks!
We would like to invite everyone to
attend a Basic Avalanche Awareness Seminar on Friday the 13th at the
Moab Information Center at 7:00 PM. Free Admission.
You can also get this message by calling
435-259-7669