Observation Date
11/10/2026
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Whitney Basin
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Sunny skies with some high thin clouds, slight northwest breeze and just a bit cooler today. It continues to be quite warm for November with the north slope trailhead at 8,300' getting into the mid 50's.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Early season snow conditions with shallow weak snow on the shady aspects and crusty melt freeze snow on sunny slopes. I was only finding about 8-10" around 10,000' on the north side of the compass with much of the sunny terrain free of snow.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags observed.
Comments
A quick trip into Whitney Basin to see where the snow is and what the upcoming snow will fall on.
Double Hill.
South facing slopes near Humpy Peak.
A shallow weak snowpack on the north side of the compass.
The starting zones look thin and rough.
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