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Road Conditions: Grand County pushed through one lane up to the trailhead on Monday and the road is passable.
Backcountry 101 Avalanche Class
We will be offering a Backcountry 101 avalanche class on Feb 3, 4. This course will include a night classroom session and a day in the field. Cost is $125 with proceeds to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center Moab. For more information or to sign up go here.
The main story over the past 24 hours has been the NE winds, and plumes of snow streaming off the peaks have been clearly visible from town. Blowing mostly in the 10-20 mph range along ridge tops, gusts have reached into the 30's and even high 40's. These blasts have unfortunately taken a toll on the snow surface on exposed, northerly facing slopes, while depositing shallow drifts and wind slabs on southerly aspects. Best bet today will be to seek out sheltered mid, and lower elevation terrain. Mountain temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer this morning and it's currently 18 degrees at the Geyser Pass Trailhead, and 14 on Pre Laurel Peak.
Wind, temperature and humidity on Pre Laurel Peak.(11,700')
Storm totals and temperature in Gold Basin.(10,000')
Snow totals, temperature and snow/water equivalent at the Geyser Pass Trailhead. (9600')
On Thursday, we found excellent powder conditions over on South Mountain. Sheltered mid and lower elevation slopes will be the ticket today.