Huge thanks to Tyler St. Jeor and the amazing crew at Wasatch County Search and Rescue for organizing and hosting Saturday night's Avy Awareness presentation. Also a big shout out to everyone who attended, especially those of you who generously donated to the UAC. It was great to see the usual suspects, but even more awesome to see lots of new faces looking to stay on top of the Greatest Snow on Earth... thanks for all the support. Click here for more info on our January sled specific avy class and here for the February class.
Heads up- Plowing operations have ceased for Mirror Lake Highway. Wolf Creek Pass is still mostly pavement and access to avalanche terrain is relatively easy. Remember... just cause you can see your rig from a ridgeline doesn't necessarily make the terrain any safer and triggering even a small slide this time of year will reveal stumps, rocks, and general nastiness, easily ruining your day or perhaps your season.
Under mostly cloudy skies, we were able to squeeze out a trace to a couple traces of snow from yesterday's cold front. Westerly winds continue to be a nuisance along the high ridges, blowing in the 20's and 30's. Temperatures are in the low teens and single digits, giving us wind chill values of -30 degrees along the peaks. With total snow depths averaging 18"-24" coverage remains thin, but there's quite a bit of supportable body in the snowpack. The snow surface is cold and creamy and riding conditions are quite surfy right now.
Real time wind, snow, and temperatures for the Uinta's are found here.
Recent observations are found here.
Shady slopes are still a little thin, but you could have a blast taking the sled out for a rip on a rock free meadow like this one near Wolf Creek Pass.
Sunny slopes are still a bit brushy and could use a sage cleansing, but the upcoming forecast looks like it'll fill lots of our terrain in with a thick coat of white paint.
No recent avalanche activity to report.