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 winds are from the west/northwest. Below about 10,000', wind speeds are generally light with gusts in the teens. But things change above 10,000' with winds gusting into the 20's mph. At 11,000', winds are averaging in the 40's with gusts into the 50's mph. A trace of snow fell overnight.
For today, temperatures will climb into the 20's with light snow throughout the day. Snowfall rates will increase mid-afternoon with a few inches of new snowfall expected by sunset. Below about 10,000', the west/northwest winds will remain light with gusts into the teens. Between 10-11,000' winds will gust into the 20's, with gusts in the 50's mph at 11,000'. There is the potential for very strong winds along upper-elevation ridgelines with gusts up to 80 mph.
Snowfall overnight and into Saturday, with snow totals up to 6" expected by later Saturday. Another storm Sunday afternoon into Monday.
Aspects facing south and southwest have a thin sun crust underneath any new snow.
To our north 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.
