Spring Equinox. But you, the migrating birds, the snowpack, and my magnolia tree already knew that.
Skies are partly cloudy-trending mostly cloudy. Mountain temps are in the mid to upper 20s.
The southeast winds stole the show, however, and are blowing 25-30mph with gusts to 40.
Variable snow conditions exist with newly wind damaged soft settled recrystallized powder on the steep northerly aspects with a wide window of supportable spring corn-like conditions on the southerly slopes.
For today, we'll see increasing clouds, moderate southeasterly winds, and mountain temps warming into the low 30s along the upper ridgelines and the mid-40s at the base areas and trailheads. A couple of loosely organized storms are on the doorstep and while it appears the bulk of the energy will affect central and southern Utah, the spillover could add up to a foot or more by late weekend. "Tranquil days" is how one snow safety professional described it yesterday.
Avalanche activity involved only a couple small wet point release avalanches with sun and daytime warming.
