Episode 3 of the UAC podcast is live. We talk with UDOT Avalanche Program Supervisor Bill Nalli on how he and his teams keep the Greatest Snow on Earth from avalanching over the open roads and highways of the state. Check it out on ITunes, Stitcher, the UAC blog, or wherever you get your podcasts.
I'm sorry to see we've had to cancel our Backcountry 101 classes due to lack of snow.
The UAC Marketplace is online. The holiday auction is closed, but our online marketplace still has deals on skis, packs, airbag packs, beacons, snowshoes, soft goods and much more.
The mountains picked up a surprise dose of low density snow on Friday totaling 3-6", and if nothing else, provided a glimmer of hope for winter enthusiasts.
In spite of almost 20" of new snow since last Sunday, there still just isn't enough base for safe skiing and riding conditions off the groomed trails and roads. Sunday's storm snow has settled out and the base depth at Geyser Pass Trailhead is 16". Overall coverage ranges from about a foot on sun exposed slopes, to up 20" in favored locations. Hard core enthusiasts tracked out the lower angle, grassy slopes over the weekend, but for now, the best game in town continues to be on groomed trails and roads.
New snow totals in Gold Basin.
Snow totals at the Geyser Pass Trailhead, (9600')
Wind, temperature, and humidity on Pre Laurel Peak (11,700')
Road conditions to Geyser Pass Trailhead: Light snow from Friday will be well packed in.
Grooming conditions: Gold Basin was groomed with classic track on Friday with plans to groom over Geyser Pass today.