Uintas

While the avalanche danger is generally LOW across the range, here are a few considerations-

Above treeline, there are isolated places where you could trigger an old wind drift, especially on steep, rocky slopes in the wind zone. And remember... if you're getting into steep, technical terrain, even a small slide can knock you off your ride, slam you into a tree, and throw a curve ball at your day.

Also, snow at lower elevations may become damp, especially late in the day. You're best bet to avoid triggering a wet slide is to simply get off of and out from under steep sun drenched slopes, particularly if they become punchy or unsupportable.

We know there is a lot of uncertainty regarding the Coronavirus, but the Utah Avalanche Center is planning to continue issuing regular avalanche forecasts into April.

Uphill Travel at Ski Areas -

Some resorts will be offering limited uphill access but not all do. Up to date info about uphill access from Ski Utah is posted HERE.

No significant recent avalanche activity to report.

To view additional trip reports and recent avalanche activity, simply click here.

Currently-

Skies are clear and temperatures in the mid 20's and low 30's. After a midday respite from the southerly winds, they ramped back up right around 10:00 last night and currently blow 20-40 mph along the high peaks.

No new snow to report in the past 24 hours, but the weekend storm vastly improved riding conditions. While limited and a bit elusive, if you order now, you can still find soft, settled, cold snow on wind sheltered, upper elevation north facing terrain. But wait... there's more! Depending on elevation and timing, sunny slopes deliver supportable corn for a couple hours in the morning.

Uinta weather network info is found here. Simply click on the Western Uinta tab.

For today-

Look for mostly sunny skies this morning with increasing clouds and a few scattered snow showers developing late in the day, though little accumulation is expected. High temperatures climb into the 40's and southerly winds blow in the 50's along the high peaks.

Futurecast-

Clowns to the left of me.... jokers to the right... yep, we're stuck in the middle... of storms that is. We can expect a mid to late week bump in moisture, but accumulations look negligible. A beautiful weekend is on tap.

The information in this forecast expires in 24 hours, but will be updated by 7:00 AM Wednesday Mar. 18th.

This forecast is updated daily by 7:00 AM.

In the mean-time, if you see or trigger an avalanche or just wanna let me know what you're seeing you can reach me directly at 801-231-2170

The information in this forecast is from the US Forest Service which is solely responsible for its content.