Today, we will see a few high clouds along with warm and breezy conditions in the mountains as a storm approaches the west coast. Unfortunately, this storm splits as it moves overhead Utah on Monday. The storm may deliver a few inches of new snow on Monday if the northern piece sags far enough south. Southerly winds once again picked up last night around 11:00 pm and are currently blowing 20-25 mph gusting into the 30's & 40's across the high elevation terrain. Mid elevation winds are 15-20 mph gusting into the low 30's. If the valley haze and pollution isn't enough to convince you we are under a strong inversion the Temperatures should - the top of Ben Lomond (7,688') current temp is 39°F while Ben Lomond Trail (5,971') is 25°F. Usually, temperatures cool with height, but in this case we have warmer (more buoyant) air over colder (more dense) air that gets trapped in the valleys.

Coverage is decent, with total snow depths of 2 to 3 feet. Riding and turning conditions really took a hit by the southerly overnight winds on Friday. Most of the terrain has been wind damaged and only the most sheltered, shady, slopes have soft settled powder. Sunny slopes will support a melt freeze crust this morning that may or may not soften with today's heating.