Under the cold moon, skies are clear (ain't it a shame).
Mountain temperatures are in the teens and have bottomed out to near 0°F in the valleys and basins.
Winds remain from the northwest, blowing 15-20mph. The highest anemometers are spinning 30mph with gusts to 45.
Mid and high level clouds will accompany the weakest of warm fronts today. Winds will blow 20-25mph from the northwest. Mountain temperatures will be in the mid to upper 20s. I don't expect to see much -if any- precipitation, though a touch of rime wouldn't be out of the question.
The Outlook: Winds finally start to lose steam tonight with a warming trend on tap through the rest of the week. The weather models depict a few weak disturbances down the road that seem to lack much aim or direction. We'll see.
In the meantime, travel is easy, and skiing and riding conditions are quite good in sun and wind sheltered terrain. In 1976, Dave Hanscom and Alexis Kelner published the first edition of their guidebook Wasatch Tours. They describe something back then called a SuperTour.
pc: C. Jiricko
Backcountry travelers reported triggering shallow soft slabs of wind drifted snow, but noted that these were confined to the highest elevation starting zones. Out of the wind, skiers were able to initiate slow but long running sluffs of loose dry snow in steep terrain. (pc: Z. Little). Avalanche control work along the south end of the Park City ridgeline resulted in a 12" deep and 35' wide soft slab that failed on weak faceted snow.
