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The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports about 4 inches of new snow, with .5" SWE from overnight and yesterday evening. It's 32 ºF this morning and there is 85"of total snow. It's 27 ºF at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and southwest winds are currently averaging around 18 mph. You'll find significantly more new snow at upper elevations today, with the rain-snow line hovering around 7500'. Expect the new snow at mid elevations to be heavy and sodden, rain soaked below that, and wind drifted up higher.
A low pressure system will bring rain showers and high elevation accumulating snow through this morning. High pressure aloft will return for Thursday. A weak weather disturbance will move through Utah Friday, with a somewhat stronger, yet brief, storm for early Saturday. We'll see snow showers in the mountains today and rain below about 7500', with 1 to 3 inches of additional accumulation possible. High temperatures at 8500' expected around 37ºF, with 7 to 15 mph west wind. Snow showers are possible tonight and it'll be mostly cloudy, with low temperature around 27 ºF, and 7 to 14 mph west winds. It'll be partly sunny tomorrow, with high temperatures near 43 ºF and 7 to 14 mph south-southwest wind.
On Saturday, 3/30/19, two riders were caught, carried, and partially buried in the Whites Canyon Area just north of the Idaho State Line in the Franklin Basin Area. Luckily, there were no injuries. See report
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Sledders also triggered a couple avalanches near Bloomington Lake on Saturday, and a rider was caught and carried, but managed to ride out of a 20" deep and 60' wide soft slab avalanche.