Avalanche danger “considerably” after a night of snow

According to the Utah Avalanche Center, there is a considerable risk of avalanches in the middle and upper locations for many slopes in the middle and upper locations.

According to Drew Hardesty from the Utah Avalanche Center, which sent an email with Avalanche information on Thursday morning, the avalanches triggered will probably take place from the morning of March 6th.

The day before, March 5, the National Weather Service returned a winter weather advice for the Wasatch. The mountains could get several foot snow, and Park City in particular could receive 2-6 inches.

“We are nearby,” Hardesty wrote. “It was snowing all night, with snow that prefer the upper (Big Cottonwood Canyon) and the southern end of the Park City Ridgeline.”

Natural avalanches are possible, said Hardesty, especially in times of strong snowfall.

“Some avalanches on the north side of the compass can occur in older weak layers, which leads to more dangerous avalanches,” said Hardesty. “We can achieve a high risk this evening or overnight.”

Hardesty said that there are three factors that make up for increased avalanche conditions: wind snow, new snow and a persistent weak layer.

In view of the current hourly wind speeds of 20 to 25 miles per hour, “perfect for the development of soft wind turbines, only up to the lee of Ridgelines and other terrain features”, and they will be outstanding on northern slopes and networked on others.

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