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Saturday, December 6 - 18th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This session will be held in-person at the Wasatch Jr High School Auditorium. 3750 S 3100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Information and tickets are available here.

We are on tap for a change in the weather.

It's about time after one of the driest autumns I can remember (October valley rainfall excepted). All the models suggest a shift to an active weather pattern but I'm seeing a parade of storms that split and/or dive south before ejecting into the state. While I'd prefer a direct hit, it does look like there will be periods of rain and snow for the forseeable future. In the meantime, it'll be mostly cloudy to overcast, warm and windy ahead of the first wave on Sunday afternoon. Initial rain-snow lines look to be near the highest ridgelines over the weekend, but dropping toward 8000' later Sunday. The mid-week storm looks a bit colder. We'll see.

Snow conditions are grim. In general, the only areas that hold semi-contiguous, albeit moth-eaten snow are the northerly aspects of the highest elevations. There is about 4-10" on the ground and it's a classic early season mess of crusts and facets. Everything else is dirt. But a word to the wise (I never really understood this phrase) - it's worth noting where the dirt is because it may be the safest place to ride once the storms start rolling for us. Slopes with old snow will be guilty until proven innocent. Brooke Maushund has some excellent photos in her trip report on Timpanogos from a couple days ago HERE>

Brooke Maushund's photo while high on Timpanogos on Nov 8, 2025.