Avalanche Watch
* TIMING…IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SATURDAY
* AFFECTED AREA…FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING THE WASATCH RANGE...BEAR RIVER RANGE...UINTA MOUNTAINS...AND THE MANTI-SKYLINE AND WASATCH PLATEAU.
* AVALANCHE DANGER…THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA IS CONSIDERABLE AND IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO HIGH ON SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY, AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDER SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.
BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSULT WWW.UTAHAVALANCHECENTER.ORG OR CALL 1-888-999-4019 FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
THIS WARNING DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS WHERE AVALANCHE HAZARD REDUCTION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.
Yesterdays little storm was merely the warm up band to the main event and it delivered 3" of new snow across the range. Meanhile, the headliners are plugging in and turning their amps up to 11. Going through the setlist under the guise of a big, bright, beautiful moon... the leading edge of the much anticipated big storm is on our door step. Right around midnight, south and southeast winds increased and are cranking in the 50's and 60's this morning and temperatures are in the mid to upper teens. Riding and turning conditions are hit or miss with all but the most wind sheltered terrain still offering soft, settled snow. It might be a good day to get some projects done, wait for new snow to stack up and get after it over the weekend.
Above are 24 hour temperatures and snow depth from upper Trial Lake along with winds and temperatures from Windy Peak. More remote Uinta weather stations are found here
Ted was in Millcreek yesterday and found variable conditions and a relatively weak snowpack. More on is his travels here.
You can find a great body of recent trip reports, observations, and snow data here.
Dave Kikkert and Cody Hughes were in Humpy Creek Wednesday and triggered this slab after taking a few steps onto the slope and collapsing it. A great, detailed write-up is found here. Thanks men!