Nowcast - I'll be honest with ya, I'm flying blind as the Uinta weather station network is on the dark side of the moon, rimed, and a bit wonky this morning... apparently, dog is my copilot today :) What I do know is a big, beautiful Wolf Moon, peeks through a band of thin clouds, highlighting the texture of our mountains this morning. Temperatures dipped into the mid and low 20's° F overnight as winds blow from the south, registering 20-30 mph near the high peaks. Get yer chores done today and wait for Sunday's storm, 'cause yesterday's damp, dense snow took a heavy hit from the rime/fog/mist trifecta.

Forecast - Look for increasing clouds with snow developing around dinnertime as another moist, multi-day storm system is on the doorstep. High temperatures climb into the mid 30's while winds blowing from the southwest ramp into the 40's and 50's near the high peaks. Expect a couple inches of snow overnight.

Futurecast - Snow continues for Sunday and storminess brings us into the first full week of 2026 with a foot of snow and an inch of water for Monday.

Travel Conditions - Snow depths register 2-4 feet across the range and the Uinta's are getting whiter, but recent storms offer a mixed bag of surface conditions. The Christmas Eve raincrust keeps us off the ground, delivering a very firm and mostly supportable base while a New Years Day rain/snow mix at the trailheads is a bit of a buzz-kill. Gain some elevation and you'll find upper elevation polars are somewhat cooler and deliver dryer, yet very dense snow. Four-wheeled vehicle access to Mirror Lake Highway (HW150) is shut down, while SR-35 (Wolf Creek Pass) remains open.

Chad B and his crew navigating inside a milk jug near Wolf Creek Pass yesterday.

Trevor and I also traveled inside the pingpong ball, eventually arriving at Cascadian farms.