The last daily forecast will be Sunday, April 23. We will provide intermittent updates with any storm until Sunday, May 7th and will continue posting backcountry observations until then.
The UAC is sad to report that a resident was killed by a roof avalanche on Monday, April 17th, in the Town of Brighton. A report is available
HERE. Many communities still have a lot of snow on roofs that could produce similar avalanches.
Winter is not going away without a fight! A northwest flow continues to bring cold air and moisture with most snowfall favoring the north slope of the Uintas.
Yesterday, high temperatures kissed 30 degrees briefly before cooling off. 2-4 inches of snow fell mostly on the north slope while the Daniels area stayed dry or got a trace of snow at best.
This morning, temperatures are 15-20 degrees F. Winds picked up around 1 a.m. and are blowing 25 mph gusting to 35 mph from the west-northwest at upper elevations.
Today, according to the National Weather Service, a "plume of moisture with a cold front dropping over the area" this afternoon will bring more snowfall. My best guess is 4-8 inches of snow concentrated on the north slope. Temperatures will rise into the 20s F. Also, winds from the west-northwest will be increasing.
There have been no reported avalanches in the Uintas since last weekend when there were some loose wet avalanches.