Name: Snowfield Descent
Rating: 1.0

“Not recommended (but optional) route down after summiting Mount Timpanogos.”

— Nicholas Shannon

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Sliding down the snowfield above Emerald Lake is dangerous and not recommended.

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Extreme caution should be used around any steep snow field, snow with water moving underneath, waterfalls, and/or cliffs.

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Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office

Dec 1, 2019: Â Powerful Thanksgiving Storm will cause rising avalanche danger in the backcountry

Dec 1, 2019: Avalanche Awareness Week begins December 2. The goal of this week is to save lives.

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