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Skies are clear.
As of 5am, temperatures are again well above freezing with overnight "lows" in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
Winds are from the southwest, blowing 15-20mph with gusts to 25. The most exposed anemometers are registering hourly averages of 30-40mph with gusts to 45.
Your window for supportable travel will be earlier and narrower than in previous days.
For today, we'll see increasing high and mid-level clouds by early afternoon. The southwesterly winds will only ramp up as the day wears on and we may see gusts to 60 or 70 by late evening. A little ripple in the flow brings a touch of precipitation overnight with an early rain/snow line up to 9500'. Shouldn't be more than a trace or two. Temps cool slightly for Friday with a quick little storm for Saturday afternoon that might bring 4-8" of winter. Next week looks somewhat active.
See a screen capture of the Mill D North weather station (~9000' elevation) in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The last 'decent' refreeze was two mornings ago. For some areas outside of the Cottonwoods, it's been even longer.
More large and long running wet avalanches ran during yesterday's blistering heat with the most impressive debris piles beneath a couple of the steep south facing paths above Little Cottonwood. Trent buzzed around the north and west side of Timpanogos yesterday and found some significant avalanches from the past week.
