Avalanche Advisory issued February 21 at 6:35AM MST by NWS Pocatello ID

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…THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS CONSIDERABLE IN MANY AREAS,
MODERATE IN OTHERS.

* WHERE…FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH AND SOUTHEAST IDAHO, INCLUDING
THE WASATCH RANGE, BEAR RIVER RANGE, UINTA MOUNTAINS, WASATCH
PLATEAU, AND MANTI SKYLINE.

* WHEN…UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS…A SERIES OF STORMS IN THE LAST WEEK HAS LEFT A THICK
BLANKET OF SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS, CREATING EXCELLENT POWDER
RIDING CONDITIONS WHILE ALSO ELEVATING THE BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE DANGER. DON’T LET THE FRESH SNOW AND SUNSHINE
INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION-MAKING – AVALANCHE CONDITIONS REMAIN
DANGEROUS, AND CAREFUL SNOWPACK AND TERRAIN ANALYSIS ARE
REQUIRED FOR BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL. FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE GREAT
RIDING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS AWAY FROM AVALANCHE TERRAIN ON
SLOPES LESS THAN 30 DEGREES IN STEEPNESS.