Saturday, December 22, 2012

Conditions Report: Manti Skyline, Utah

Wow. Things look touchy in Utah.

The Greater Salt Lake Area continues to have an active avalanche cycle due to deep slab instability.

If you are going skiing in the Wasatch, keep your avalanche eyeballs open by reading the daily report at:

Photo: Brett Kobernick

This photo, of a human trigged avalanche in the Skyline area, shows just how sensitive things are in Utah right now.

http://utahavalanchecenter.org/advisory/salt-lake#simple

The local paper warns of the heightened risk here:

http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile2/55513534-218/avalanche-manti-danger-areas.html.csp

The Utah Avalanche Center put together this video to illustrate the danger:

http://vimeo.com/56144902





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