Heavy snow is falling in the mountains this morning, with temperatures hovering around and finally dropping below freezing. The rain/snow line will drop slightly today, and road conditions in Emigration and Logan Canyons could get a bit dicey. Rapid accumulations of heavy snow will elevate avalanche conditions in the backcountry today, and dangerous conditions may develop, especially in drifted terrain at upper elevations and on mid-elevation slopes facing northwest through east. A potential weak layer consisting of glittery surface hoar and small sugary grains of faceted snow exists on last year's snow surface. Buried by this storm, it could be preserved intact on some slopes. Soft slab avalanches of storm snow will likely fail on this layer where it exists today, and it could also be a future concern; the next buried persistent weak layer.

It's 31°F at Tony Grove with 7 inches of heavy new snow containing 1.5 inches of SWE (snow water equivalent) and 46 inches of total snow. At the UAC Card Canyon weather station, it's 29°F with 6 inches of new snow and 31 inches of total snow. Winds on Logan Peak are blowing from the west at around 25 mph, with a gust of 37 mph early this morning. At the UAC site on Paris Peak, it’s 24°F with winds from the southwest at 14 to 20 mph.

The National Weather Service has continued a Winter Weather Advisory through 11:00 AM. Expect more snow in the mountains today, with 5 to 9 inches of additional accumulation possible. High temperatures at 8500 feet will be around 31°F, with moderate winds blowing from the west. Tonight temperatures are expected to be around 28°F, with mostly cloudy skies and continued moderate winds from the west-southwest. Snow showers are likely tomorrow afternoon, and mountain temperatures will be in the mid-30°F range. The next round of storminess will move into the zone tomorrow night, and snowfall could be heavy at times on Sunday and Sunday night, with 8 to 16 inches possible then.