SAVE THE DATE and TAKE A DATE... SEE YOU TONIGHT!
Grab your riding posse and sign up for the 15th Annual
Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). Two nights of solid avy education, delivered by a remarkable group of presenters, all delivered virtually to the comfort of your own home... November 2nd and 9th. Sign up and get more info for the
first session HERE and the
second session HERE.
The
Avalanche Professional and Ski Patrol Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW) will be during the day of November 7th. Sign up and get more info
HERE.
Get your avy savvy groove goin'-
It's never to early to start thinking about avalanches. A few things to consider doing:
Attend USAW and learn more about avalanches and decision making.
Sign up for an avalanche class.
Take the
online courses listed on the KBYG website (Develop skills -> Online Learning).
Get your avalanche rescue gear ready for winter. Put fresh batteries in your transceiver and update the firmware. Inspect your shovel and probe. Get your airbag backpack ready by possibly doing a test deployment and update the firmware if it is an electric version.
The graphic above lays out the timeline for our next storm
Nowcast- A tightly wound storm on the doorstep cranks winds into the 40's and 50's, with gusts to 70 mph along the high ridges. Temperatures register in the upper 30's under a veil of thickening clouds.
Forecast- Moisture marches into the region by sunrise and we've got a solid looking storm on the way. Strong southerly winds pound the ridges as the storm sweeps through the area with temperatures crashing into the teens by late this afternoon. Snow quickly stacks up and winds shift to the west and northwest and should become a bit more reasonable overnight. I think a foot of snow with an inch of H2O seems reasonable.
Furturecast- Snow showers linger into Thursday morning with much colder temperatures on tap. Friday looks like a break in the action, before another round of snow develops for the weekend.
Current snow depths in upper elevation terrain average just about a foot in depth. A bit vertically challenged, but the pack's got encouraging structure and solid body, which is a good look for this time of year.
On Sunday, Andy got some eyes on the Wolf Creek zone which is white from far... but far from white.
There's barely enough snow to move around on, but early season roadside attractions like Murdock Bowl off the Mirror Lake Highway or Wolf Creek Bowl along Highway 35 and Wolf Creek Pass are easy grabs... right? Of course they are... that's what makes them so appealing! Even though it might not seem like there's enough snow to avalanche, today you'll want to avoid any steep, wind drifted slope. And remember- even a small wind drift packs enough punch to knock you off your feet and may result in a season ending injury if you slam into a stump, rock, or deadfall barely hidden under the shallow snow.
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