Thanks to members of the Winter Search and Rescue Team who turned out for training yesterday!

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.
Over the past week, the mountains have picked close to 20" of low density snow. Coverage still remains quite thin but we're nearly there for off-road, over snow travel. If only it would keep snowing! On Saturday I went up over Geyser Pass and found 25-30" of snow in sheltered areas. Sun and wind exposed slopes have considerably less. It was, nevertheless, a beautiful day in the mountains and people were out in abundance enjoying it, primarily on groomed cross country skiing trails and snowmobiling on roads.
NW winds overnight averaged 20-25 mph along ridge tops and it's a much warmer than yesterday 21 degrees at the Geyser Pass Trailhead.
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: Snowpacked and passable to most vehicles with good tires. All wheel drive recommended.
Grooming conditions: Matt and Marshall groomed the entire mountain on Saturday including the lower meadows and the Loppet Loop at Geyser Pass.

Took this pic over in Dark Canyon on Saturday. Still thin but getting there!