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This Morning: Winds are from the west/northwest and have increased overnight, gusting into the teens and 20's mph at the mid and upper elevations. Winds are much stronger at 11,000' with averages in the 30's and gusting into the 40's mph. Temperatures range through the mid-teens F.
Today: Snow will develop early this morning, with short periods of heavy snow possible through about mid-day, before turning showery this afternoon. Snowfall totals of 3-6" are expected by later today. Winds will be westerly, averaging in the teens with gusts in the upper 20's mph through the mid elevations. Winds will remain strong at the upper elevations, averaging in the 30's with gusts in the 40's and 50's mph. Temperatures will only reach the low 20's F.
This Weekend: Snowfall increases Saturday afternoon and into Sunday, with 1-2' of snowfall possible by later Sunday. Additional snow is likely through much of this upcoming week.
Thursday's sunshine left a crust on many sunny slopes, with soft, dry snow on northerly slopes.
Total snowfall since last week is impressive (and that's saying something this winter)!
- Upper Cottonwoods 68-79" snow (5.1-5.8" water)
- Park City Ridgeline 54-60" snow (3.6" water)
- Ogden area mountains 64-73" snow (5.8-6.6" water)
- Provo area mountains 59-82" snow (5.3-6.8" water)
Three avalanches were reported from Thursday, all on northwest aspects at about 10,000':
I unintentionally triggered an avalanche 2' deep and 60' wide that failed on facets in steep, rocky terrain in
Hideaway Park.
Holy Toledo ~2' deep. Possibly wind-loaded. Trigger unknown.
Control work in unskied terrain at a Cottonwood resort pulled out a hard slab avalanche 5' deep and 100' wide. The slide failed on a facet/crust layer. (Photo below)