Utah has a rich history of avalanches. From the earlier mining days of Alta to the start of avalanche research and snow science in the US in Little Cottonwood Canyon in 1939. Snowpack and weather data has been collected from the Alta Guard Station every year since making it the longest snow plot history in the US. These roots made the UAC an early leader in avalanche education and forecasting.

Couple of new interesting things to read and listen to: (1) The latest blog by Drew "Roping the Wind (Slab)", and (2) UAC podcast featuring Lynne Wolfe - guide, avalanche educator, editor of The Avalanche Review, mentor, role model. This is a can't-miss episode!

A period of intense snowfall began around 3:00 a.m. and it has caused the sensor in Gold Basin to go haywire. My best estimate is 8" as of 7:00 a.m. Another 2"-4" are possible today. NE winds have been light overnight and will remain so throughout the day. High temps today will rise to near freezing and it's currently 19 degrees at 10,000'. Skies will begin to clear late this afternoon and evening with a a sunny day on tap for tomorrow. A progressive pattern is setting up for the week with another storm system on track for Tue-Wed, followed by another on Friday.

In our travels yesterday we found a variety of wind and sun crusts, and not much soft snow left. The new snow will provide a nice refresh on top of a highly variable snow surface.

New snow totals in Gold Basin (10,000')