Tonight... please join DPS, the UAC, and Gnarly Nutrition for a fun night of Avalanche Jeopardy. That’s right… a real live Avalanche Jeopardy game in the City of Salt hosted by well-known athletes and high-profile mountain folk, along with some boots on the ground, salt of the earth riders and sliders thrown in to keep us all honest. Click here for all the deets.

Now is a great time to dial in your safety gear including putting fresh new batteries in your beacons! Local shops across the state will be handing out free Batteries for Beacons now until February 1, 2025. All you need to do is fill out a quick survey and grab the AAA or AA batteries you need to keep your beacon fresh this season. Find participating shops and more info here.

Even with clear skies overhead it's downright balmy this morning as most ridgetop weather stations report temperatures in the low 30's while a few outlying trailhead locations dip into the mid 20's. Southerly winds blow 20-25 mph near the high peaks. It's a mixed bag out there and it's been a slow start to winter with settled snow depths averaging just about 2' across the range. Riding and turning conditions are acceptable, but tread lightly, there's no shortage of buried treasures lurking just below the snow surface.

Look for mostly sunny skies with high temperatures climbing into the mid 40's... yeah, that's record breaking territory. Southerly winds remain well-behaved, blowing in the low to mid 20's near the high peaks. Expect clear skies overnight with lows dipping into the low 30's.

Clear skies, warming temperatures, and light winds are on tap through Sunday. A weak, brush-by brings light snow and a shallow coat of white paint to the Uinta zone Sunday night into Monday morning. A colder system is slated to slide by on Christmas Day, with a decent refresh... perhaps 4"-8" of snow. The pattern looks active for Christmas through New Years. We'll keep ya posted on this developing story.

Ted was on the east side visiting Mill Creek Wednesday and reports... "Early season conditions with only about 20" or so once I got into the Mill Creek drainage. Much of the south facing terrain is very thin to no snow at all."