It's the stuff that dreams are made of.
The Wasatch picked up another 5-7" of cold smoke yesterday, pushing rough storm totals to 30-40" since late Tuesday. We finally have some snow on the ground with snow depths now pushing 4-6'+ in the higher elevations.
Skies are clear with light wind from the west northwest. Temps are in the single digits.
For today, we'll have clear skies, light westerly wind and temperatures warming to the 20s. (see first line of the forecast above)
Tomorrow will be similar to today with continued warming temperatures. (Sunscreen and skin wax advised)
The next series of storms are forecast to barrel through mid/late week. Stay tuned.
Greg's excellent Week in Review can be found
HERE. Another SEVEN human triggered avalanches reported from the backcountry,
including one full burial in the Meadow Chutes of Silver Fork in BCC. He was the third skier on the slope, washed through trees and found that he was luckily able to thrust his hand up to create an air-hole to breathe. His partners climbed up from below to dig him out. The report is
HERE, the video is below. Thanks to the party for sharing this information.
The other avalanches from yesterday were all triggered at a distance. Some were triggered from a thousand yards away.
- Cardiff Fork - 9000' North facing 2.5' deep x 150' wide
- Sheepshit Ridge - 9400' NE facing 3' deep x 1500' wide
- Sheepshit Ridge - 9000' North facing 2.5' deep x 150' wide
- Honeycomb - 10,400' North facing 4' deep x 150' wide (Forecaster Note: a skier remotely triggered a cornice which then triggered the avalanche below - these avalanches unfortunately will threaten Solitude terrain below and should be given a wide berth if possible)
- Wilson Fork: 9100' East facing 18 deep"x 100' wide
- Wilson Headwall: 9400' North facing 2.5' deep and 350' wide
All of these reports with photos/videos, etc can be found under Observations and Avalanches in the menu above.
