It is currently 45°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 clement 41°F. On Logan Peak, light winds are blowing from the south around 18 mph, and it is 42°F.

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.

Current snow surface conditions. (PC: Flygare)

It’ll be another beautiful, sunny, and frankly ridiculously warm day in the mountains, with highs in the low 40s°F and light winds blowing from the west–southwest. Tomorrow looks like a slightly cooler repeat, before Tuesday brings a small chance for snow. The GFS (Generous For Snow) model run through Thursday (shown below) suggests the Bear River Range could pick up roughly 0.25–0.50" of snow water equivalent, a few inches of snow. After that, the pattern appears to stay active, with the primary uncertainty centered on the rain/snow line. The jury is still out on a snowy holiday.