The big news is that we're seeing a change in the weather pattern. Our partners at the NWS have issued a winter weather advisory from 5am Monday to 7pm Tuesday and are forecasting 6-10" of new snow for the Ogden area mountains.

Under mostly cloudy skies trailhead temperatures are in the low 20's F and the higher weather stations are in mid teens F with winds in the mid 20's gusting into the low 30's (mph) from the southwest. A trace of new snow overnight should improve the skiing.

Backcountry travel remains generally easy with good riding conditions on lower angle north-east facing slopes. Some wind and sun damage exists in the alpine and on solar aspects.

The Ogden area mountains have 2-3' of snow on the ground.

Recent observations have included reports of weak faceted surface snow which will not bond well to this next storm. Knowing which aspects hold this current surface weakness will help with future terrain selection. An older patroller told me a long time ago that today's snow surface has the potential to be tomorrow's weak layer.

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From Ogden to the central Wasatch to the Provo mountains, we have received several excellent observations. You can find them HERE. Please keep these reports coming.