WOUS45 KSLC 011424
AVASLC
UTZ125-021300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Backcountry Avalanche Watch
Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center Salt Lake City UT
Relayed by National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
724 AM MST Thu Feb 1 2024

...THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED
A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6AM MST
THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...THE DANGER OF AVALANCHES IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY 
  AND SATURDAY AS A WINTER STORM ADDS SNOW TO AN EXISTING WEAK 
  SNOWPACK.

* WHERE...FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN UTAH, INCLUDING
  TERRAIN AROUND BRIAN HEAD SKI RESORT AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM 6AM MST THURSDAY TO 6AM MST FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXPECTED HEAVY SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH VERY WEAK 
  EXISTING SNOW COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. 
  FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE THE MOST LIKELY DAYS FOR AVALANCHES. AN 
  AVALANCHE WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY IF EXPECTED SNOW 
  ACCUMULATES TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Watch does not apply to ski areas where avalanche hazard
reduction measures are performed.

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