Geyser Pass Road: The La Sal Loop Road will be closed above Pack Creek Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 5:30 for construction through December 18. Access to the Geyser Pass Winter Trailhead will be from Castle Valley or Sand Flats Road during these hours. Click here for more information.

The grooming equipment has arrived at the Geyser Pass Winter Trailhead! Grooming will commence after December 15 when the road above the trailhead is officially closed to wheeled vehicles.

Today, look for high clouds and increasing westerly winds ahead of an upper level, low-pressure trough descending from the north. High temps will again climb up to the mid 30's at 10,000', which is about 5-10 degrees above average. The passage of the cold front this evening will cause temps to crater, and tomorrow will be cold, cloudy, and blustery with a slight chance for snow. Dry weather and warmer temps return on Tuesday.

It's been very warm in the mountains the last few days with high temperatures reaching the mid to upper 30's at 10,000'. The snow surface on shady aspects remains loose and dry, and it's growing weaker by the day as it recrystallizes into near surface facets. There's also a fair bit of surface hoar about. These surfaces will undoubtedly become future weak layers but for now they make for good turning and riding. In his travels yesterday, Dave Garcia reported finding "pseudo-corn snow" on southerly aspects that was fun to ski although south facing slopes are getting thin and some are bare. All things considered, conditions are holding up pretty well. The weather is beautiful, travel is fast and easy, and the likelihood of triggering an avalanche is diminishing with each passing day.

Gold Basin SNOTEL site (10,000')