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Couple of new interesting things to
read and
listen to: (1) The latest blog by Drew "
Roping the Wind (Slab)", and (2) UAC
podcast featuring Lynne Wolfe - guide, avalanche educator, editor of The Avalanche Review, mentor, role model. This is a can't-miss episode!
Snow: A few more inches of snow fell yesterday afternoon. Total snow since Thursday night is 19 inches near Snowbasin (2 inches of water) and about 13 inches in other areas (1.2-1.4 inches of water).
Temperatures: This morning temperatures are mostly in the mid 20s F.
Winds: Yesterday ridgetop winds averaged 15 mph with gusts of 30 mph from the west. They were a bit calmer on the eastern side of the Ogden valley. This morning winds shifted to the east and were blowing 5-10 mph.
Today: Scattered snow showers will produce a trace to an inch of snow. Winds will remain mostly calm. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 30's F. There will be a mix of sun and clouds but it's hard to say exactly how much sunshine we'll see.
The new snow should have settled some overnight and I'd expect great "surfy" riding conditions this morning before the snow warms up too much.
Two avalanches occurred in Hells Canyon just north of Snowbasin yesterday when two riders triggered one and then observed another avalanche descend next to them (maybe natural or maybe triggered by another party). Photo below shows the powder cloud of the slide that descended while they were in the runout zone.
