Avalanche Watch
* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UTAH INCLUDING THE WASATCH RANGE, BEAR RIVER RANGE, AND THE UINTA MOUNTAINS
* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE WARNING AREA IS CONSIDERABLE AND IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO HIGH BY SUNDAY.
* REASON/IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY CREATE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS BY EARLY SUNDAY, AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. BOTH HUMAN TRIGGERED AND NATURAL AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY. STAY OFF OF AND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SLOPES STEEPER THAN 30 DEGREES.
THIS WATCH DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS WHERE AVALANCHE HAZARD REDUCTION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.
So do you think this storm is ever going to materialize? I sorta feel like a kid a couple days before Christmas. And with cautious optimism, I look to my elders and digest all the clues that suggest... have patience, it's gonna happen. Under a veil of thickening clouds, temperatures are in the teens and upper 20's. Southerly winds continue cranking into the 50's and 60's along the high ridges. Riding and turning conditions are hit or miss with all but the most wind sheltered terrain still offering soft, settled snow.
Above are 24 hour temperatures and snow depth from Chalk Creek along with winds and temperatures from Windy Peak. More remote Uinta weather stations are found here
Ted was in Millcreek Thursday 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.
No significant new avalanche activity to report.