Yesterday's storm was more huff than fluff, but none-the-less we were able to squeak out a couple inches of snow. Skies cleared late last night and temperatures dove into the teens and low 20's. Winds switched to the north and northwest yesterday afternoon, relaxed somewhat, and are currently blowing 10-20 mph along the high ridges. Excellent riding and turning conditions are found on wind sheltered slopes facing the north half of the compass and low angle terrain with smooth snow underneath is the ticket today.
Above... 24 hour data from Lofty Lake Peak (11,186') and the Trial Lake snotel site (9,992') reflecting calm winds, an inch or two of new snow 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 Friday. More on his trip to Humpy Creek found here.
A full list of Uinta avalanche activity is found here.
