Nowcast- This mornings clear skies, temperatures near -10 degrees, and northeast winds blowing 15-30 mph along the high ridges, paints a skewed snapshot of our recent weather. Instead... picture if you can, the highest mountain range in the contiguous United States that runs east-west and let's called it the western Uinta's. Take that same range and blast it with east and northeast winds consistently blowing in the 50's and 60's for nearly 24 hours, throw in a few gusts to 90 mph, and just like a forgotten Portobello in the dark recesses of a Traeger grill, you've created a snow surface that resembles something a lunar rover would land on. Yeah... not only vast swaths of terrain, but nearly every square inch of snow is TORCHED!
Forecast- On the brighter side... look for mostly sunny skies, temperatures climbing into the teens and low 20's, with northerly winds blowing in the 20's and 30's near the high peaks.
Futurecast- Not much going on in the weather department until late Sunday when I'm cautiously optimistic we return to a warmer, wetter pattern. I'll keep ya updated as details evolve.
Huge thanks for all the great obs streaming in from the eastern front. Even more detailed trip reports and recent obs are found
HERE.
No significant avalanche activity to report, but if ya wanna geek out, click
HERE to track this years slide activity throughout the range.
