There's still a few slots left. Please join us 6:00-9:00 PM, Tuesday Feb. 6th at Weller's Recreation for our Companion Rescue class. Details and registration are found here. Hurry.... operators are still standing by!
Under cloudy skies, temperatures are in the mid to upper 20's, and an inch of snow fell in the past 24 hours. Westerly winds increased Sunday afternoon and have been humming along in the 50's and 60's, gusting in the 70's along the high peaks since about 2:00 this morning. It's a mixed bag out there today... but somewhere amongst the wind blasted bowls and old tracks, soft settled snow still exists on wind sheltered, mid elevation, shady terrain.
Above are 24 hour temperatures and snow depth from Trial Lake along with winds and temperatures from Windy Peak. More remote Uinta weather stations are found here
A super productive Superbowl Sunday getting projects done on the eastern front. Big thanks to Jeff Duenwald for taking time out of his busy life to lend a hand maintaining the Currant Creek Peak wind site and installing a beacon checker at Nobletts Trailhead. Along with being a world class guy, Jeff is also a world class climber and mountaineer. In short... a true BA with first ascents in Alaska in the 60's and 70's.
A great body of recent trip reports, observations, and snow data are found here.
No new avalanche activity to report