This morning, skies are overcast, lightly snowing, and temperatures are in the low to mid 20s F. Overnight the mountains received 2-3" of snow, bringing current snow totals between 8-12". Overnight winds began to decrease blowing from the west-southwest at speeds of 10-15 mph with gusts close to 40 mph.
Today, snow showers will continue into the evening, with periods of heavy snowfall. The mountains could receive an additional 3-5" of new snow, with 0.3-0.5" of water before 5 PM. The southwest winds will remain moderate blowing 10-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Heavier snow will be likely tonight into tomorrow morning as the next storm system pushes through the area through the weekend. A quick-hitting cold front, with additional snowfall, arrives tomorrow with temperatures plummeting to near 0°F. Unsettled through the weekend with a break for a few days early next week.
No new avalanches reported from the Provo area mountains.
In the Central Wasatch, reports continue to trickle in of easily triggered shallow soft slabs within the new snow that have been triggered over the last two days. Most of these were approx 6-12" deep, failing on the new snow/old snow interface. Ski resorts also reported easily triggered both loose dry and soft slab avalanches within new snow, and sensitive slabs of wind-drifted snow.
A shallow, skier-triggered avalanche on Figure 8 Hill Yesterday. Failed 10" deep, and approx 60' wide. This avalanche is a good representation of the primary types of new snow avalanches in the backcountry yesterday. Find the full write-up from Figure 8 Hill HERE.
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