Grand County will be plowing today and the road will be closed from around 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Episode 5 of the UAC podcast "To Hell in a Heartbeat - A Conversation With Tom Diegel and Matt Clevenger About the 12.26.08 Full Burial on Little Water" is live. Matt and Tom talk about the avalanche documented in To Hell in a Heartbeat. Check it out on ITunes, Stitcher, the UAC blog.
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After fits and starts and lots of bluster, the storm finally delivered starting around 6:00 pm last night and depositing 10" of light fluffy powder before midnight. It was full conditions in the mountains yesterday with strong south winds and lots of blowing and drfiting snow. Winds backed off when the heavy snow started to fall and are currently averaging 10-15 mph from the west. Temperatures have plummeted and it's currently 4 degrees at the Geyser Pass Trailhead.
It's been a long time coming but winter is finally here and we now have a skiable and rideable base. The snowpack is still shallow however and many obstacles remain.
Base depth at Geyser Pass Trailhead: 20"
Base depth in Gold Basin: 40"
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: Grand County will be plowing today and the road will be closed between 9:00 and about noon.
Grooming conditions: Trails are covered in fresh snow.