Nowcast- Skies clear in the wake of a weak cold front that slid through the region overnight, knocking temperatures into the mid teens. Southwest winds are beginning to taper, but remain obnoxious, blowing in the mid 20's near the high ridges. Our big open alpine terrain took a hit yesterday, and yup, it's been a minute or two since our last storm. But don't let your heart be troubled... soft, recycled powder is still found in wind sheltered terrain facing the north half of the compass.
Forecast- After a nice start to the day, look for increasing clouds with southwest winds ramping up as the day wares on. High temperatures climb into the mid 30's and winds bump into the 40's and 50's by about sunset.
Futurecast- The next storm system arrives midday Sunday and continues through Monday. I'm cautiously optimistic it'll deliver 8"-12" of snow for Tuesday morning.
Feeling confidant with the snowpack structure, I've been steeping into big terrain. And... once you get past the bouncers at the door, you're instantly rewarded with a tiny turn, desk concert, and very predictable avy hazard.
Huge thanks for all the great obs streaming in from the eastern front. Detailed trip reports and recent obs are found
HERE.
Yesterday, whilst in Upper Weber Canyon, Trevor Katz found a couple inch thick wind drift sensitive to his additional weight. Not particularly deep or packing a lot of heat, but popping out surprisingly wide (3"x100'). Trevor's got a great ob and insight on current conditions which are found
HERE.The last significant avalanche reported on Saturday, January 28th in the Mill Hollow zone. More deets found
HERE.But wait... there's more! If ya wanna geek out, click
HERE to track this years slide activity throughout the range.
