Do you buy groceries at Smiths? When you register your Smith’s rewards card with their Community Rewards program, they will donate to the Utah Avalanche Center whenever you make a purchase. It's easy, only takes a minute, and doesn't cost you anything. Details here.
Also... if you're at the Nobletts Trailhead, make sure to swing by the beacon checker at the south end of the parking lot and take a minute to practice your rescue skills at Beacon Basin on the northeast side. These are the types of projects your generous donations help fund and maintain.
And finally...we still have a few spots open for our February 9th and 11th sled specific avy and riding skills work shop. Details are found here.
A weak storm system is sliding through the region, giving us high clouds, continued southwest winds in the 20's and 30's, and temperatures in the upper teens and low 20's. Our surface snow is tired and many popular riding areas are tracked out. However, with a little effort, you'll still find patches of dense, creamy powder.
24 hour run of Windy Peak wind data above.
Real time wind, snow, and temperatures for the Uinta's are found here
I connected with JG and Dave Kikkert in Upper Weber Canyon Tuesday. Where we were digging, we found the snowpack to be well-behaved and unreactive to snowpit stability tests. (JG photo)
Snowpack observations and trip reports are found here.
No new avalanche activity since late last weekend.
This slide above was remotely triggered from about 60 feet away near Hoyt Peak on Sunday. Breaking 16" deep and about 175' wide and failing on well preserved Surface Hoar, this avalanche exemplifies the type of avalanche dragon we're dealing with. More details found here. (Provo photo)
A full list of Uinta avalanche activity is found here.