This morning, the Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 23° F, with 11 inches of new snow, and there is 29 inches of total snow. Overnight winds were quite strong and sustained from the west. This morning, the wind is blowing 40 mph on Logan Peak with gusts to 77 mph, and 30 mph with gusts close to 50 mph on Paris Peak. Temperatures range from 22° F on Paris Peak to 42° F down in Logan.

Yesterday, we were surprised and disappointed by a nasty rime event that created a horrible, breakable crust in open terrain on top of very weak sugary snow from earlier in the week and November. At least last night's heavy snow has buried it, but the rime crust will complicate things in our young snowpack.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the northern mountains, including the Logan Zone, through early Sunday morning.

*This from this morning's NWS forecast discussion: "Valley rain and heavy mountain snow over northern Utah and southwest Wyoming will continue through midmorning, with precipitation becoming more showery during the afternoon before tapering off tonight. Another storm system may impact northern Utah for the middle of the upcoming week."

In the Logan Zone: Expect snow and blowing snow in the mountains today, with 2 to 4 inches of additional accumulation possible on upper elevation slopes. Temperatures will drop to near 21° F. Winds out of the west will continue to be quite strong and will drift considerable snow, with gusts in the 50 mph range on the ridges. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy conditions, with temperatures holding steady around 20° F, and 10 to 15 mph winds from the west. Sunday will be partly sunny with high temperatures around 25° F, 10 mph wind from the west-southwest, and a chance of some snow showers.