This morning, skies are overcast and it is lightly snowing in the mountains. Mountain temperatures are sitting in the low to mid-30s F. As of 6AM, the Provo area mountains have picked up an additional trace amount of new snowfall. Along the 9000' ridgelines winds are blowing from the west at speeds of 10-20 mph, with gusts near 30 mph. At the 11,000' ridgelines, winds are gusting up to 40 mph.

Today, there will be periods of rain and snow in the morning, tapering to showers in the afternoon. Skies will remain overcast, and temperatures will climb into the upper 20s and low 30s F. Winds will transition to become more northwesterly. At the 9000' ridgelines, winds will average 10-20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph. At the 11,000' ridgelines winds will gust up to 35 mph. The mountains could get an additional 1.5 to 3" of new snow before 5 PM.

Outlook, The storm will gradually taper off late this evening into early tomorrow morning, potentially bringing the mountain snow totals up to 8 inches with up to 1.0 inches of water.

Prior to this storm, most of the southerly and westerly aspects were bone dry. The mid and upper-elevation northerly aspects, however, held a mess of 12-20" of wind and temperature crusts interspersed with weak sugary snow. I would consider this a weak base for our snowpack. Remember, anytime there is enough snow to ride, there is enough snow to slide.