Huge thanks to Andy Nassetta and Kyle Mays for their Herculean efforts Tuesday installing both the Are You Beeping sign and Beacon Basin at Nobletts... you guys rock and your hard work is deeply appreciated by everyone in our mountain community.
Currently-
Skies cleared overnight and temperatures cratered into the single digits where they sit early this morning. Southeast winds are generally light, blowing 10-20 mph, even along the high peaks. The Christmas storm was good to us, delivering 10" of medium density snow, which goes a long way to help cushion hard, old snow surfaces. Mid elevation wind sheltered slopes offer soft, creamy snow. Total snow depths average just over three feet and the range has excellent early season coverage.
Uinta weather network info is found here. Simply click on the Western Uinta tab.
For today-
Expect light winds, variable cloud cover, and cold temperatures with highs climbing into the low 20's. Northerly winds increase later today and remain a nuisance tonight as colder air pours into the area from the north and northwest. Scattered light snow showers start to develop late tonight and linger into Saturday morning.
Future cast-
The pattern remains active with another shot of light snow Sunday. The potential is encouraging for a decent storm around New Years.
The snow is cold and light with riding and turning conditions all time right now. And while not widespread, an observation from Weston D yesterday noted sunny slopes taking on a bit of heat with damp sloughing easily initiated on sustained, steep, slopes.
Meanwhile, back on the shady slopes... Micheal J found cold dry snow and an excellent trip report found
here. No significant new avalanche activity to report for nearly a week from Uinta world, but the viddy below captured by Matt Baydala in Dutch Draw Wednesday is quite compelling.
To view trip reports and recent avalanche activity, simply click
here.
