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Under mostly cloudy skies, temperatures are in the teens and single digits. Southerly winds increased midday Sunday and have been blowing steadily in the 30's and 40's along the high ridges. Saturday's little storm delivered 5" of snow that helped smooth out old tracks and take the edge off of pre-existing crusts. Ridng and turning condtions are surprisingly good. particularly on mid elevation, wind sheltered slopes.
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
We were in Upper Chalk Creek Friday and found mostly stable snow and a mixed bag of snow conditions. Above, Andy skins in a sea of silky, sustrugi.
Meanwhile, Ted was on the eastern side of the range near Elizabeth Pass and commented how this time of year the sign above is usually buried with snow.
More on our travels along with a great body of recent trip reports, observations, and snow data are found here.
Shallow wind slabs and sluffing on steep slopes were reported yesterday, otherwise no significant new avalanche activity.