The UAC staff has
published a blog with answers to the numerous questions we received but were not able to answer during the Q & A session for the
online meeting regarding the Wilson Glades February, 6 accident.
Skies are clear and there is a temperature inversion, with low-elevation trailheads in the low 20's F, while the mid and upper elevations bask in the upper 20's F. Winds are light - less than 10 mph - although at 11,000' northwest winds are gusting into the low 20's mph. It sure felt like winter a week ago.
Many mountain locations picked up a trace to 1" of new snow early Thursday morning.
For today, expect continued Spring weather with clear skies and plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will rise well into the 30's and southerly winds will remain light. Warm and very breezy conditions Saturday with a weak, dry cold front Saturday afternoon. Warm temperatures will continue Sunday and Monday, with promising signs for a return to unsettled weather by perhaps Tuesday.
Our
Week in Review - where we highlight significant avalanche and weather events from the past week -
has been published.
Minor wet-loose activity was noted on Thursday, but
one party in the Y-Not Couloir - a steep, north-facing couloir in Little Cottonwood Canyon - experienced wet activity that funneled down through tight portions of the chute. This occurred mid-day and was possibly due to some greenhousing where the clouds trapped heat. Nikki also noticed north aspects getting damp yesterday on
her field day in Mineral Fork.
