Join the UAC at Deer Valley on January 30th for the
2nd Annual Blizzard Ball Gala. The night will be full of fun including delicious cuisine, live music, an auction, and presentation by Bruce Tremper.
Skies are clear.
Mountain temperatures are in the low to mid-30s. Winds are light from the southwest. 11,000' anemometers are occasionally gusting into the 20s.
We'll have sunny skies today with temps rising into the upper 30s to low 40s. Winds will increase a touch from the southwest, with higher winds speeds expected north of I-80.
A quick-hitting storm punches through tomorrow afternoon through Saturday that could bring as much as 6-12" of cold smoke. It does appear that the DLE ('dreaded lake effect') will be in play on Saturday. Temps will drop rapidly behind the front, with the mercury on either side of zero degrees Fahrenheit. Ridging becomes the dominant feature for next week with some hints of a pattern change next weekend; we'll see.
Travel and riding conditions are excellent although a touch slow. Stray from true north and you'll find a breakable sun crust, particularly on the steeper terrain; although this crust will soon soften with today's sun and warming temps. Enjoy.
Yesterday a ski party headed for the Hallway couloir remotely triggered a
significant avalanche 2-3 feet deep and 70 wide that failed on the old PWL. The starting zone is a steep northwest facing piece of terrain at 10,400'. It ran a LONG way down the couloir and down into the Tube (in Cardiff Fork of BCC). This is high optic terrain and I am glad no one was down below. I appreciate the report from the ski party as well as numerous photos (incl Powderbird) from others in the area.
Explosive control work along the south end of the PC ridgeline pulled out three avalanches into the old faceted snow on north facing slopes at 9700'.
A late report from Tuesday was of a party triggering one foot thick 'repeater' pockets in Days Draw in steep north facing terrain.
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