Avy education curious? Wanna know where our snowpack and stability trends are heading with a big storm on the doorstep? Or maybe the Christmas Blues and shopping season have got you down and you're looking for a little stoke in your life. If you answered Yes to any of these questions... you're not alone. Please join me and the Brighton Ski Patrol tonight at 5:00 at Brighton for our annual Avy Awareness Night.
Skies are partly cloudy and temperatures in the mid teens and low 20's. Hardly a breath of wind at most locations, even along the high peaks they're almost a moot point, blowing just 10-15 mph. Wednesday's weak, little cold front delivered an inch or two of white paint and this morning you'll continue to find cold, creamy snow on a mostly supportable base. Riding and turning conditions are about as good as they get.
Real time wind, snow, and temperatures for the Uinta's are found here.
Recent observations are found here.
JG was in Upper Weber Canyon and found stable snow, though he has a few concerns with weakening surface snow and deeper buried issues in the pack. His take on things is found here.
Over near Duke Ridge, MJ was finding a similar snow structure. We all seem to be on the same page and his viewpoint is found here.
No news of the weird from our hood... meanwhile in the Wasatch though.
Looks like a Uinta avalanche doesn't it? Two extremely lucky riders came out on top after a very close call in Little Cottonwood Canyon late Monday. (M. Staples photo)
A brilliant write up is found here.
A full list of recent Uinta avalanche activity is found here.
