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The UAC encourages everyone to follow direction from federal, state, city and county officials. The following is from Joe Dougherty, spokesman for the
Utah Division of Emergency Management:
Though outdoor recreation is still permitted under the governor’s Stay Safe/Stay Home directive, we recommend that people maintain a distance of at least 6 feet.
Be extra cautious to avoid injuries outdoors. We are working with our hospital systems to conserve as much personal protective equipment as possible in case of hospitalizations.
Most outdoor injuries can be prevented. Know the conditions and know your limits so you don’t end up in a hospital.
Currently-
The gift that keeps giving! A band of moisture blossomed over the range early yesterday morning, quickly stacking up nearly 6" of ultra-light density, chin tickling fluff. And while clouds lifted for a short time over the mountains late Saturday, they're back and hover over the range this morning. Currently, temperatures register in the teens, and southwest winds are generally light, blowing just 10-15 mph even along the high peaks.
Late March riding and turning conditions are about as good as they get, especially on mid elevation, wind sheltered slopes.
More Uinta weather network info is found here. Simply click on the Western Uinta tab.
For today-
Expect mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow showers, mainly during the afternoon. High temperatures climb into the low to mid 30's and southwest winds remain generally light, blowing 15-25 mph along the high peaks.
Futurecast-
Another weak wave is slated for late Monday. Computer models are all over the map for Tuesday and beyond, so confidence is rather low regarding storminess.
A late morning uptick in snowfall intensities and slight bump in wind quickly changed the avy conditions yesterday. In just a matter of a few minutes, and aided with a brief shot of visibility, Ted and I discovered this mini avalanche on a steep, relatively wind sheltered slope. Not particularly dangerous, but we used this information to alter our original objectives of stomping around on steep wind drifted terrain in the wind zone. Because the biggest clue to avalanches is... avalanches!
Meanwhile, back at the inter-webz, the viddy above appeared on our radar yesterday, illustrating the midweek touchiness on steep, wind drifted slopes on the south half of the range.
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