Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Salt Lake City, UT
Areas Affected: Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
Urgency: Unknown
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Alert Sent: Wednesday 6:12am MST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 6:12am MST
Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00am MST
Event Onset: Wednesday 6:12am MST
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City UT
AVWSLC * WHAT...The avalanche danger is HIGH in the backcountry today; very dangerous avalanche conditions exist, with both natural and human-triggered avalanches likely. * WHERE...For the mountains of Northern Utah and Southeast Idaho, including the Wasatch and Bear River mountain ranges. * WHEN...In effect from 6 AM MST this morning (February 25) to 6 AM MST Thursday (February 26). * IMPACTS...Recent heavy snow combined with wind has overloaded slopes with poor snow structure and created widespread areas of unstable snow. Both human-triggered and natural avalanches are likely. People should avoid travel in avalanche terrain and stay clear of avalanche runouts. Stay off and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees.
Stay off of and out from under slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Backcountry travelers should consult www.utahavalanchecenter.org or call 1-888-999-4019 for more detailed information. This Warning does not apply to ski areas where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2869bf0e13e862bab0f00596d11b97b4cbb829b2.001.1 Codes: UTZ110, UTZ111 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2869bf0e13e862bab0f00596d11b97b4cbb829b2.001.1