With another storm on our doorstep, southwest winds began ramping up just after midnight and are blowing 30-40 mph along the high peaks. Skies are overcast and temperatures in the mid 20's and low 30's. Thursday's storm snow settled out quickly on the sunny slopes, but there's still cold shallow powder waiting in mid and upper elevation shady terrain. Wanna avoid bottom-feeding but still get in a good day of riding? I thought you did and low angle slopes with smooth snow underneath are the ticket today.
Above... 24 hour data from Lofty Lake Peak (11,186') and the Trial Lake snotel site (9,992') reflecting an uptick in winds and a solid upper elevation snowpack.
Real time wind, snow, and temperatures for the Uinta's are found here
Lower elevation trailheads took a big hit from last weeks big warm up. But up high, it's still cold and frosty and there's a deep, solid snowpack.
Snowpack observations and trip reports are found here.
Ted was able to trigger a few shallow wind drifts along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges... otherwise, no significant avalanche activity to report from yesterday. More on his trip to Humpy Creek found here.
A full list of Uinta avalanche activity is found here.
