Uintas

The good news... contiguous pieces of snow are easy to identify and confined to upper elevation, shady slopes. The bad news... those are exactly the types of slopes that offer the greatest danger, because where it's white... it's weak! While the avalanche danger is generally LOW this morning, storminess is on the doorstep and conditions could get spicy in a hurry. As the storm evolves, look for and avoid steep, wind-drifted slopes in the wind zone above treeline, especially those that harbor weak, early season snow. If today's storm overachieves in either the snow or wind department, pockets of MODERATE avalanche danger may quickly develop on these same slopes.

It's super thin out there, so I gotta remember... even a small slide has the potential to knock me off my feet and take me for an unexpected, season ending ride through trees and rocks or even over a cliff band.

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A handful of folks are tagging roadside attractions near Bald Mountain Pass, with one recently triggered facet-lanche spotted on a steep, rocky, breakover in Murdock Bowl.

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Nowcast- Whelp... we needed the wind, said no snow lover ever, but it is helping to usher a storm into the Uinta zone. South and southwest winds began cranking into the 30's and 40's at the turn of the new day and continue in that spirit at o'dark thirty this morning. A thickening layer of clouds kept a lid on temperatures which register in the upper 20's at the trailheads and mid teens along the ridges.

Forecast- Storminess is just hitting northern Utah and should begin spreading into the Uinta's by about sunrise. Winds shift to the west and northwest as the front slides through and relax somewhat, while temperatures don't stray much from where we're at this morning. Storm-wise... I think 4"-8" is a good bet before things begin winding down later in the day.

Futurecast - A cold, crisp break in the action is slated for Monday, though the weather pattern remains active with a similar looking storm materializing midweek and another storm in the queue for next weekend.

A little lean, but it's obvious Bald Mountain has been to the gym recently and those broad, well defined shoulders reflect the effort :)

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The overall snowpack is 6"-12" deep in many areas above 9,500' across the range, but isolated to shady slopes. And as you might've guessed... the old snow has grown weak and sugary.

Ted got some eyes on Double Hill yesterday and reports spotty, shallow, and generally weak snow prevailing on the mid and upper elevation shady's. A midpack raincrust is the only notable body in the snowpack structure near Gold Hill.

Pit profile and an ob from a crew I bumped into yesterday in the Murdock Bowl zone... thanks for the beta and the high fives!

We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. Reach out to us with questions, concerns, or if you see anything in your travels! Contact us directly through the info below:

• Craig Gordon [email protected] 801-231-2170.
• Andrew Nassetta [email protected] 860-460-8142.

This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions, and local variations always occur. This forecast was issued on Sunday, November `30th at 04:30 AM and expires 24 hours after it was issued.