Join the UAC, Weston Backcountry, Utah Mountain Adventures, and more vendors this Sunday, January 29 for the Brighton Beacon Bash near the Milly Chalet from 9 am to 4 pm. Beacon practice, backcountry ski and board demos, and much more! Click
HERE for more info.
Temperatures range through the teens and low 20's F winds are from the west/southwest. Winds are generally light below 9,000' with gusts in the teens. As you approach 9,000' winds are stronger, with gusts in the 40's mph at some stations. A trace to 2" of snow fell overnight.
For today, temperatures will climb into the 20's with light to moderate snow throughout the day. Snowfall rates will increase mid-afternoon with possibly 6" of new snowfall expected by sunset. Below about 9,000', the west/southwest winds will remain light with gusts into the teens. Above 9,000' winds will be much stronger with gusts in the 30's and 40's mph.
Snowfall overnight and into Saturday, with snow totals possibly exceeding a foot by later Saturday. Another storm Sunday afternoon into Monday.
Aspects facing south and southwest have a thin sun crust underneath any new snow.
We received an
anonymous observation from Cold Water Canyon that describes an avalanche 3' deep and up to 200' wide. Although it is unclear when this avalanche may have occurred, the observation did capture my attention.
To our south in the Salt Lake mountains, the most notable avalanche involved a catch-and-carry on a Southeast aspect on Little Superior at 10,300'. This involved a fresh wind drift up to 18" thick where the rider was carried for 60' before coming to a stop on top of the snow surface. The avalanche continued for another 800' vertical. Huge thanks to the party involved for the
excellent writeup, description, and photos, including the photo below.
