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We are sad to share the news of two recent avalanche fatalities:
On Wednesday, Trace Carrillo died in an avalanche on Taylor Mountain near Teton Pass. Trace was formerly an intern with the UAC and more recently a wilderness ranger with the Forest Service.
Article here.
Preliminary report here.
On Friday, Rob Kincaid died in an avalanche just north of Palisades Reservoir near the ID/WY stateline. Rob was well known by many snowmobilers as an athlete for Arctic Cat and veteran of many snowmobile competitions.
Article here.
Preliminary report here.
More details should be available soon about these tragic events but initial reports are that both men were wearing avalanche transceivers that were not turned on.
January 5, 2019 - Read this
collection of 6 stories and a podcast about that day with a low avalanche danger, 8 skier-triggered avalanches, four catch and carries, a partial and critical burial, and a trip to the emergency room.
Currently-
Clouds slid through the region late last night, producing a few scattered snow showers, isolated to the high country, where an inch of new snow coats the range. Temperatures... well they've been warm overnight, hovering right around freezing, but are just beginning to cool into the high 20's as I type. Southerly winds increased early yesterday and continued ramping up overnight, currently blowing in the 30's and 40's along the high peaks. Riding and turning conditions took a hard hit yesterday and are gonna be a bit of a mixed bag today. However, if you're looking for soft settled snow, wind sheltered, upper elevation terrain is the the only game in town.
More Uinta weather network info is found here. Simply click on the Western Uinta tab.
For today-
Look for mostly cloudy skies and light snow showers throughout the day, though accumulations are gonna be minimal. High temperatures climb into upper 30's and southerly winds blow in the 40's, gusting in the 50's and 60's along the high peaks.
Futurecast-
Unsettled weather lingers tonight and starts off the workweek.
SEE THE TREND?
Tough to identify, but common theme is... steep, rocky slopes that avalanched near the ground earlier this season and have remained thin and weak all season.
Wednesday natural avalanche in Murdock Bowl near Bald Mountain Pass. Breaking 3' deep and 200' wide, this slide would instantly ruin your day.
Friday human triggered avalanche on Notch Mountain-
Breaking 3' deep and a football field wide, the avalanche in the image above was triggered yesterday on the steep, heavily wind loaded, northwest facing bowl of Notch Mountain. As noted by the rider.... "I was the third snowmobiler to climb the mountain and I triggered the slide. Avalanche airbag kept my head above the snow." More details found here.
To view additional trip reports and recent avalanche activity, simply click
here.
