An avalanche warning was issued at 6 a.m. Jan. 10, 2018, for the Wasatch Mountains in Southeastern Idaho.
“Heavy snow has overloaded the pre-existing weak snow pack. The avalanche danger is high and both human-triggered and natural avalanches are likely,” states the warning.
Backcountry travelers should stay off of and out from underneath slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Avalanches may run long distances and can run into mature forests.
Already, several avalanches have been reported to the Franklin County Emergency Management department, said director Warren Wilde.
“I have been getting reports of them occurring in the Copenhagen area, Hilyard Canyon, Franklin Basin and Bloomington Lake areas,” said Wilde.
For updated information, one can contact the utahavalanchecenter.org or call 1-888-999-4019 for more detailed information.
