Sunday, April 17th is the last of our regularly scheduled daily forecasts for the western Uinta mountains. But, don't let your heart be troubled... I'll continue to update this page with intermittent forecasts if Mother Nature decides to keep the winter switch turned on.

A late afternoon burst of North Slope focused snow stacked up an additional inch or three, bringing storm totals to just about a foot with an inch of H2O... which is just about average snow density in these parts. The south half of the range lags by a couple inches, but still registers in the 8"-10" range. The graphic above depicts the lay of the land with very cold temperatures diving into negative territory overnight along the ridges and single digits at the trailheads. West and northwest winds blew in the 30's for most of Tuesday, but just started tapering into the teens and low 20's early this morning. Yesterday's riding and turning conditions were slightly underwhelming as the old, hard snow surface is easy felt underfoot, especially on steep slopes. Low angle, wind sheltered terrain is the ticket, where you'll find soft, surfy, snow... along with a bit of alliteration!

Look for mostly cloudy skies with a scattered snow shower or two and high temperatures barely crawling out of the low 20's. After a brief respite, westerly winds ramp up as the day wares on and they'll be blowing in the 30's near the high peaks. Expect another cold night with lows dipping into the single digits.

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