Skies are clear.
Mountain temperatures are in the mid-20s. Northwest winds are blowing 15mph with gusts to 20. Along the 11,000' level, winds are blowing 30-35mph with gusts to 50.
Fair and mild conditions are expected today and tomorrow ahead a series of increasingly cold and wet storms slated for this weekend and into next week.
Backcountry travel is easy and fun with a few inches of dense snow and some wind-effect capping myriad crusts. Southerly aspects will have a short lived crust this morning that will soften with daytime warming.
A sharp but dry cold front slices through Utah Saturday, dropping mountain temperatures to the low single digits by Sunday. This paves the way for an what looks to be a wet and stormy pattern for the week. Stay tuned.
None. The Provo area mountains shed a lot of avalanches over the past week and a half, primarily due to the excessive heat and record breaking temperatures two weekends ago. Natural avalanches are easy to see from the high country.
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