SAVE THE DATES!

Saturday, December 6 - 18th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This session will be held in-person at the Wasatch Jr High School Auditorium. 3750 S 3100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Information and tickets are available here.

It’s snowing, just not in Utah. Most of the action is happening to the north of us. The silver lining is that the storm pattern remains progressive and very active. We just need it to dip a bit farther south.

There’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon with a small system expected Wednesday into Thursday that could bring anywhere from a trace to five inches of new snow. And if you really shake the snow globe, there’s even a hint of a stronger and wetter storm around mid-month. For now, that’s too far out to hold my breath, but it’s something to keep an eye on.

Our snowpack is basically non-existent. Most of what’s left from the October storms is above about 9,000 feet on shady slopes, where you’ll find a few inches here and there, maybe a bit more where the wind has drifted it in. The truly desperate might be able to jib a rail or scrape a few turns over rocks and dirt, but for the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. Stay tuned.