Yesterday's winds were punishing along the high ridges, but they finally relaxed around midnight as the cold front slid through the area. In its wake, temperatures crashed into the single digits and storm delivered a good shot of moisture to the region, depositing an evenly distributed 6" of medium density snow across the range. It's still pretty shallow out there and riding options are limited to road rides or low angle grassy meadows.
Our western Uinta weather station network is up and running. Click here for real time snow,winds, and temperatures.
Dan Gardiner was hiking around the Duchesne Ridge earlier in the week and submitted these pictures which illustrate the need for more snow.
Recent trip reports and observations are found here.
No recent avalanche activity to report, but we are posting observations from the backcountry on a daily basis now. See or trigger an avalanche? Shooting cracks? Hear a collapse? It's simple. Go here to fill out an observation.