This storm was no turkey. (Sorry about that.) The cold front moved in like a freight train around dinnertime last night with storm totals in the 2-4" range. A guess of 12" max of snow sit in in the upper elevations. Skies are clearing. Temps have plummeted to the teens up high, the low 20s down low. Gustiest during and just after frontal passage, the west-northwest winds are now generally less than 15mph.

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We'll have clearing skies, mountain temps in the low 20s, and 15mph winds from the west and northwest. Ridging moves in, albeit briefly, ahead of another large scale storm impacting the intermountain west starting late Saturday through Tuesday. It looks to be a southern Utah special, but we may potentially see another decent foot of snow over that time period. In the meantime, temps will warm toward freezing up high later tomorrow with increasing southwest to south winds tomorrow through Saturday.

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To get help in an emergency (to request a rescue) in the Wasatch, call 911. Be prepared to give your GPS coordinates or the run name. Dispatchers have a copy of the Wasatch Backcountry Ski map.

Backcountry Emergencies. It outlines your step-by-step method in the event of a winter backcountry incident.

If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry, but no one is hurt and you do not need assistance, please notify the nearest ski area dispatch to avoid a needless response by rescue teams. Thanks.

• Salt Lake and Park City – Alta Central (801-742-2033), Canyons Resort/PCMR Dispatch (435-615-1911)
• Ogden - Snowbasin Resort Dispatch (801-620-1017), Powder Mountain Dispatch (801-745-3772 x 123)
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