Tomorrow, Sunday, April 14th will be the last of our regularly scheduled daily forecasts
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Nowcast- Dang... it's downright balmy this morning as a band of high, thin, clouds drifted through the area last night, putting a lid on overnight temperatures which barely dipped into the low and mid 30's. Meanwhile, winds blowing from the south decreased slightly at the turn of the new day, yet are still obnoxious, blowing in the 20's and 30's near the high peaks. The snow is taking a hit and the window for good riding and turning opportunities is shrinking. Mid and lower elevation south facing slopes offer a crop o' corn, ready for harvesting first thing this morning. If you're looking for shallow pow it's a rare commodity, but I think a few swaths still exist on high north facing slopes in the alpine.... getting there is gonna be on the rugged side.
Forecast- Look for mostly sunny skies with temperatures climbing into the 50's. Southerly winds blow in the 30's along the ridges. Overnight lows dip into the low 30's.
Futurecast- Storminess is on tap for Sunday, bringing gradually cooler temperatures and a couple inches of snow for Monday. Unsettled weather is on tap to kick off the work week.
Johanna Kelly is a rippin' sledder, an avy forecaster for Snowbird, but more important... an overall amazing person. Here, she displays her afternoon sled prowess near Mirror Lake Highway yesterday afternoon. JK and her partner in life and UAC forecaster extraordinaire, Dave Kelly, shared a field day near Bald Mountain and have a great trip report found
HERE.
A celebrity sighting!!! Ted Scrogggin was in the Gold Hill zone on Friday and says... "There are a few slivers of cold dry snow on north facing slopes, but any subtle change in aspect and the snow quickly turns to either damp or a melt freeze crust."
Most likely triggered from damp snow dribbling down from above, Dave and Johanna spotted this recent wet slab in the steep, rocky area of Haystack
No other significant avalanches have been reported over the last few days. Archived avalanche activity and trip reports are listed
HERE.