Nowcast - Tallying up the numbers around the range and it's clear, this was a good three day storm for the eastern front especially for the Trial Lake zone which piled up 14" of snow with 1.5" H2O. Upper elevation terrain on either side of the Mirror Lake Corridor stacked up closer to 12" of snow with just over an 1" H20. Under mostly cloudy skies, colder air filtered into the Uinta's overnight and temperatures registering in the teens and low 20's °F will make it feel more winter-like when you step into the mountains this morning. At just 5-10 mph, winds blowing from the west and southwest barely spin ridgetop anemometer propellers.
Forecast - Look for partly cloudy skies with a scattered snow shower or two moving through the region late in the day. In the meantime, winds remain light and variable while temperatures climb into the mid 30's °F. Overnight lows dip into the teens °F under clearing skies.
Futurecast - High pressure builds over northern Utah to deliver a beautiful weekend. Expect mostly sunny skies, light winds, and temperatures climbing into the mid and upper 30's °F. After a lull in the action, we're still on track for an active storm pattern kicking off the workweek.
Travel Conditions - Please don't get discouraged by the mud and patches of bare ground at the trailheads. Gain a little elevation and you'll see the recent storms have delivered a nice coat of white paint to the high country.
Local snow-pros Dave and Johanna Kelly were in the Soapstone zone yesterday and have some great intel detailing their travels HERE.
On Monday... Andy, Liam, and Juniper (the dog) installed a beacon training park near Wolf Creek Summit. It's super straight-forward and intuitive, and all the instructions are at the control center. Next time you see Liam or Andy, hit 'em up with a high-five for all the hard work. Truth be known... Juniper was only onboard because she thought the crew kept saying "bacon training park." So in lieu of a high-five, a back scratch or an Andy approved meat treat acknowledging Juniper's moral support will probably suffice :)
The snowpack came to life yesterday and definitely started talking. On my field day with John on the south half of the range, we experienced multiple collapses along with no shortage of shooting cracks in front of our skis like in the image above. Weston and Shaun were near Mirror Lake and report similar findings found HERE.
