Over the weekend we hoisted the newest addition to the Uinta Weather Network – an automated snow site in Mill Hollow. We're still sorting through the comms and will make all the data public soon!
A huge thanks to our good friends at Salt Lake’s National Weather Service, particularly Sean Smith and Jesse Hewitt. In addition, many hands make short work out of a big task and we couldn’t have pulled this off without the boots on the ground help from Chad Brackelsberg, Tyler St. Jeor, Raylund Smith, and Larry Cohen. Thanks for the generous help and support with all aspects of this project!
Nowcast- Yesterday's little brush-by added a very shallow coat of white paint to the Uinta zone with most automated snow sites registering a trace of snow. Though to be fair, it looks like a few stations are reporting a couple traces... true snow magnets :) The mercury dipped into the teens overnight while northerly winds blow 5-15 mph near the high peaks. A band of thin clouds is at the door step, ushering in the next storm, slated to arrive later tonight.
Forecast- Expect increasing clouds throughout the day with temperatures rebounding into the low 30's. The big news are the southwest winds which begin cranking into the 30's and 40's by about sunset and rage into the 70's later tonight. Computer models are consistently, inconsistent with the track of tonight's storm, but I'm cautiously optimistic we'll see a couple inches of snow for Christmas morning.
Futurecast- Look for scattered snow showers Wednesday, a break in the action early Thursday, and another shot of snow slated for late in the day into Friday. A series of storms delivers warm temperatures and unsettled weather along with heavy, dense snow through the weekend.
Travel & Riding Conditions-
Andy and his partner found soft, creamy snow and acceptable riding conditions over the weekend. But with very low tide, it's a pretty low bar and "acceptable" takes on a whole new meaning. Yeah... the snowpack is a mixed bag of snow surfaces, structures, and depth.
It's been four days since our last reported slide, coming in from Upper Weber Canyon where warm temperatures aided cornice failure, triggering the slopes beneath. Avalanches like in the image above, broke on a persistent weak layer that is well preserved across the range. For all your info, travel obs, and avalanches from the range visit,
here!
