Plowing on the Mirror Lake Highway is done for the season, maintenance on Wolf Creek Pass continues. In either case, be aware the Uinta snowpack is much weaker than you might find in neighboring mountains to the east.

Level 1 (Low) avalanche danger exists in most of the terrain throughout the western Uinta’s.

High pressure continues to homestead over the region, producing valley haze with clear warm conditions in the mountains. Temperatures are in the mid to upper teens and winds are northerly at 10-20 mph along the high ridges. Total snow depths throughout the range are slim, in the 12”-18” range, limiting riding and turning to rock free meadows and roads.

No new avalanche activity to report.

Click here for recent observations from around the range.

Today, look for sunny skies and warm temperatures with highs reaching into the mid 30’s. Winds will be light and northerly, blowing 10-20 mph, switching to the southwest late this afternoon, but remaining quite reasonable. A similar day is on tap for Sunday, then the ridge shifts east allowing a storm system to slide through the southern half of the state. Clear weather rebounds for the early half of the week with a better chance of snow slated for Thursday.

The information in this advisory expires 24 hours after the date and time posted, but will be updated by 7:00 AM Sunday, December 11th.

If you’re getting out and about and trigger an avalanche or see anything interesting please drop me an email at craig@utahavalanchecenter.org or call 801-231-2170

Also, now is a great time to schedule one of our free avalanche awareness presentations for your group or club. Email or call me and we’ll get you booked before things get too crazy.