SABPIH
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER.
THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
AVALANCHE BULLETIN FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING BY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO.
* WHERE…FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
INCLUDING THE WASATCH RANGE…BEAR RIVER RANGE AND WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN…6 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH 6 AM MST MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS…PRE-EXISTING, WEAK, FACETED SNOW IS WIDESPREAD ON
NORTHERLY-FACING SLOPES AT UPPER AND MID ELEVATIONS, AND
DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON MANY SLOPES.
PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO TRIGGER AVALANCHES BY BEING ON OR BELOW
SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES. AVALANCHES COULD BE TRIGGERED
REMOTELY (FROM A DISTANCE) OR FROM BELOW. FOR UPDATED AVALANCHE
INFORMATION, TO TO WWW.UTAHAVALANCHECENTER.ORG