A storm system that primarily affected southern Utah is now barrelling off to the east, keeping us under a cold northeasterly flow. Skies are overcast with a flurry or two lost in the shuffle from the departing storm. We only picked up a trace to 2" overnight, with orographics favoring the Wasatch back. Mountain temperatures are straddling 0°F with 11,000' temps at -6°F. Add in hourly wind speeds at those elevations of 25mph (gusts to 45mph) and wind chill becomes a very real and very cold -33°F. Note that some mid-elevation anemometers are also blowing 15-20mph.
Riding conditions are excellent in the wind and sun sheltered terrain with the two day storm snow of 4-8" sitting on soft settled powder. Solar aspects are bottom feeding; ie: dust on crust.
For today, we'll have mostly cloudy skies, sloowwllyy diminishing winds from the north....and frigid temps in the single digits. Clearing skies by evening with a slow warming trend through early weekend. Another storm looks lined up for later Sunday into President's Day.
Nothing of significance noted from the backcountry other than some minor dry loose sluffing in the new snow. Ski areas reported pockety and stubborn fresh slabs of wind blown snow.
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