UAC: Avalanche Warning Issued For Utah | Human Triggered & Natural Avalanches Are Likely

The Utah Avalanche Center has issued an Avalanche Warning for Utah. Both human triggered and natural avalanches are likely. Heavy snow and high winds have created widespread areas of unstable snow.

Timing:

• Until 6:00am 01/09/19

Area:

• Bear River Range
• Provo Area Mountains
• Unita Mountains of Northern Utah

Danger:

• High

Avalanche Warning:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER SALT LAKE CITY UT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
429 AM MST TUE JAN 8 2019

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER.

THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CONTINUED
A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FOR THE BEAR RIVER RANGE, PROVO AREA MOUNTAINS
  AND UINTA MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

* AVALANCHE DANGER...HIGH.

* REASON/IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXIST.
  HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND HAS CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF
  UNSTABLE SNOW. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE
  LIKELY. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SLOPES STEEPER THAN
  30 DEGREES.