Mountain temperatures are currently in the 20's F and winds are out of the west/northwest and generally light, averaging less than 10 mph, with gusts into the teens at 10,000' and 20's mph at 11,000'.
A trace to 1" of new snow was reported since yesterday afternoon. (Which, this season, is a pretty big deal.)
For January, Alta Guard station (8700') reported 51.5" of snow with 4.5" SWE (Snow Water Equivalent). The 74-year January average is 92"/8.6". (I know what you're thinking: "It snowed that much this January?")
Be sure to read our latest Week in Review for avalanche activity and significant mountain weather events from this past week.
No avalanche activity was reported from the backcountry on Thursday.