Check out the Adventure and Gear Expo on April 8 & 9 at the Southtowne Expo Center. Use the code GOUAC to get a $2 discount on entrance tickets and the Adventure and Gear Expo will donate $2 to the UAC. http://www.adventuregearfest.com/
Spring powder special! We have reduced the price of donated Snowbasin lift tickets to $50 and Sundance tickets to $35, about half of window price. Take advantage of fresh powder on a fat snowpack and benefit the Utah Avalanche Center at the same time. Every penny spent on these donated tickets benefits the Utah Avalanche Center.
A weak wave of moisture slid through the region overnight, delivering just an inch of snow across the range. Skies are mostly cloudy, light snow showers continue, and temperatures are in the low to mid 20's. North and northeast winds did bump into the 20's and 30's around 1:00 this morning and continue as I type the advisory. Low elevation terrain took on some heat yesterday, but gain a little elevation, swing over to north facing, wind sheltered terrain, and you'll be rewarded with cold, dry snow.
Ted found deep, cold snow in the Whitney Basin Wednesday. More on his travels here. (Scroggin photo)
Uinta weather station network info is found here.
Trip reports and observations are found here.
Breaking about a foot deep, within the new snow/old snow interface, I was able to intentionally trigger this pocket on a steep, wind loaded northeast facing slope in upper Weber Canyon yesterday.
Michael J was near Castle Peak and found good stability though slightly inverted storm snow. His pit profile clearly illustrates the current setup. More on his travels here.
Recent avalanche observations are found here
See or trigger an avalanche? Shooting cracks? Hear a collapse? It's simple. Go here to fill out an observation.