Observation: Garden City Bowls

Observation Date
1/2/2026
Observer Name
Weed
Region
Logan » Bear Lake » Garden City Canyon » Garden City Bowls
Location Name or Route
Swan Flat Rd to Garden City Bowls
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Rain
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Periods of light to moderate rain even up high (8500'), clearing and drying in the afternoon...
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Moist and heavy new snow made all the more damp during the day by light, misty rain.

Comments

Sadly, the rain/snow line stayed unseasonably high and even rose above 8000 feet in elevation during the middle of the day. It was easy to make snowballs with the saturated heavy new snow, but it was certainly far from "Utah Powder". Good for building a solid base, though, maybe.

Aspen trees exposed to the winds blowing from the west showed rime development, frost growing into the wind. Although the snow conditions were less than desirable, it was nice to be out, and the view was spectacular in the afternoon, once the clouds parted over the lake.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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