As of 5am, skies are overcast with light flurries reported in the high country. Mountain temps are in the upper 20s to mid-30s - a touch cooler than yesterday morning. Winds remain from the southwest, blowing 15-20mph. The most exposed anemometers have wind speeds of 25-30mph with gusts to 40. The snowpack absorbed quite a bit of heat yesterday and even the northerly aspects will have a zipper crust this morning perhaps as high as 9000'. It's becoming a snowpack that only a mother could love.
A very weak ripple in the southerly flow will bring clouds and some slight precipitation today. Winds should diminish over the course of the day. Temps will be in the upper 30s to mid-40s. All eyes are on Saturday's cold front that should bring a brief return to winter and put the dagger in the heart of the urban smog.
Even though it hasn't snowed in awhile, the overall snow-water-equivalent map for northern Utah is pretty darn good. The early December storm that brought 2.5-5.5" of snow-water-equivalent really saved the day.
We didn't hear of any avalanche activity from the ski areas or the backcountry yesterday, but
an observer traveling in Broads Fork of BCC noted a recent glide avalanche on Bonkers (ENE facing at 10,100'). Rimmed to the west by steep and smooth quartzite slabs, Broads Fork is a well known area for natural glide avalanches. Stairs Gulch to the west of Broads and Mill B South to the east are also known for glide avalanches. With the continued warm temps, I wouldn't be surprised to hear of another glide release in this terrain.
More info on Glide avalanches.
