It is currently 30°F at the 8700' Card Canyon weather station with just over 15 inches of total snow. The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 24 inches of total snow, while it's a balmy 35°F. On Logan Peak, winds are blowing from the west at around 35 mph with gusts in the mid-40s mph, and it is 32°F. Usually, we'd be concerned about drifting at these speeds, but the recent un-December-like warmth has melted any dry snow.

Our snowpack has taken a significant hit from recent—and ongoing—warm temperatures. A widespread melt-freeze crust now caps dense, slabby snow, with a weak, faceted layer near the ground. While obvious red flags like cracking and whumpfing are less “in your face” than last weekend, snow stability tests continue to show the potential for slab avalanches to propagate, highlighting our ongoing persistent weak layer problem. Conditions remain generally rough, with thin snow cover and exposed hazards making travel challenging. We’ve had worse mid-December conditions, but not by much. See the photo below for current snow surface conditions. (PC: Flygare)

Tuesday's snow stability tests in the Northern Bear River Range near Copenhagen Basin showed potential for avalanches to propagate, and continued instability in some areas...Below is a video of snow stability tests from the Emigration Creek area on December 9.

It'll be another beautiful, sunny day in the mountains today, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s°F and light to moderate winds blowing from the west. Tomorrow will be even warmer. This pattern continues through about mid-week when our chance of precipitation increases. Fingers crossed for a snowy holiday.