Come out and ride for a cause! Utah Snowmobile Association's 6th annual RALLY IN THE VALLEY is today Saturday, March 4th at the cabins at Bear River Lodge. Bring family and friends to join in the fun! All the proceeds from RALLY IN THE VALLEY go directly to supporting the sport in our state. More deets found
HERE
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Nowcast- A band of high clouds drift into the eastern front early this morning ahead of a nice shot of snow slated to arrive by about midday. In the meantime, cold air settled into the region overnight and temperatures currently hover right around 0 F, -17 C, or 273 K... for all the Kelvin fans in the audience. However you slice it, it's been a cold winter and this morning fits the mold. Yesterday's westerly winds blew in the 40's, took a brief break at the turn of the new day, shifted to the southwest, and currently blow 20-30 mph near the high peaks. On a go-anywhere base and with nearly two feet of storm snow stacking up since the beginning of the week, riding and turning conditions are all-time.
Forecast- Southwest winds blow in the 40's along the high ridges, clouds thicken as the day wares on, and we can expect a couple inches of snow by sunset. High temperatures barely creep into the low 20's and overnight lows dip into the single digits.
Futurecast- The storm delivers a foot of snow by Sunday morning with scattered snow showers on tap as the day progresses. An active pattern kicks off the work week with storminess nearly everyday.
The graphic above lays out the timeline for our next series of weather systems.
Detailed trip reports and recent obs are found
HERE.
Older news from midweek but worth an honorable mention... a rather well-connected piece of snow avalanched naturally on a steep, leeward, northeast facing slope in the Smith-Moorehouse zone when west and southwest winds were cranking in the 40's and 50's.
No other significant avalanche activity to report, but if ya wanna geek out, click
HERE to track this years slide activity throughout the range.