Now is a great time to dial in your safety gear including putting fresh new batteries in your beacons! Local shops across the state will be handing out free Batteries for Beacons now until February 1, 2025. All you need to do is fill out a quick survey and grab the AAA or AA batteries you need to keep your beacon fresh this season. Find participating shops and more info here.

Nuthin' but severe clear skies with current temperatures clocking in right around freezing at most ridgetop locations and few low lying trailheads starting their day in the upper 20's. Southerly winds got side-tracked with an office party for a few hours late last night, took a few hours off and barely clocked in with average speeds blowing just 5-10 mph... unheard of in the range that invented wind. They came back to work early this morning, yet the eggnog produces underacheiving efforts, blowing in the low teens near the high peaks. It's a mixed bag out there and it's been a slow start to winter with settled snow depths averaging just about 2' across the range. Riding and turning conditions are acceptable, but tread lightly, there's no shortage of buried treasures lurking just below the snow surface.

As the days gain 127 extra seconds of daylight, high pressure overhead slides east today, allowing for a warm, dry southerly flow. A few high clouds drift into the Uinta zone, but in general skies remain mostly sunny. Temperatures cool slightly, yet still run 10 to 15 degrees above normal, registering in the mid 40's. Overnight lows dip into the upper 20's.

Clear skies, warming temperatures, and light winds are on tap through Sunday. A couple of weak weather systems cross the area later Sunday through Monday, with the greatest potential for accumulating snow coming late Sunday night through Monday morning... though we can expect just a couple inches of low density snow. The pattern remains active beyond Christmas, with storminess on tap for late in the week. We'll keep ya posted as the deets begin to align but I'm cautiously optimistic a change in the stagnant storm pattern is materializing. Fingers, toes, and eyes crossed.... but not for too long, especially the eyes :)

Ted was on the east side visiting Mill Creek Wednesday and reports... "Early season conditions with only about 20" or so once I got into the Mill Creek drainage. Much of the south facing terrain is very thin to no snow at all."