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Nowcast- It's crisp this morning as clear skies allowed overnight temperatures to uniformly dip into the single digits from the ridges to the trailheads. Southeast winds are remarkably light, blowing just 10-15 mph even near the high peaks. Lower elevation solars finally took on heat yesterday and will have a breakable sun crust, but swing around to wind sheltered polars and you'll be rewarded with cold, creamy snow.
Forecast- It'll be a stunning day in the mountains with mostly sunny skies, light wind, and temperatures climbing into the mid 30's. About the same weather for early Sunday, though winds start increasing during the day ahead of the first in a series of potentially significant storm systems.
Futurecast- Long duration storminess is expected next week, with the potential for yet another Atmospheric River.... though it's trending a little further south than previously forecast. AR's are fickle, but I'll keep ya updated as deets unfold.
Our good friends at the NWS provide a glance into the upcoming week which looks quite active!
A solid crew was out and about yesterday stomping around the range-
Detailed trip reports and recent obs are found
HERE."Let's see if this wire placement makes it work (says the frustrated western Uinta avy forecaster)... it does!" Lofty Lake Peak weather station maintenance yesterday. Thanks to Cody Hughes for the assist :)
Traveling through the south half of the range near Race Track Bowl, Cody Hughes spotted this pockety slide on a heavily wind loaded, northeast aspect. Breaking into sugary snow on a steep portion of the slope near a rock band, this slide most likely occurred midweek as a result of strong winds and dense heavy snow.
Plenty of avy activity to peruse if ya wanna geek out. Click
HERE to track this years slide activity throughout the range.
