Skies clear in the wake of yesterday's storm that delivered 3" of very low density snow with just with .12" H20. Taking off my avalanche geek-speak hat (like I even own a hat :)... this isn't exactly base building material, but hey, we'll take it! Temperatures start their day in the single digits across the board whilst west and northwest winds blow in the teens near the high peaks, delivering diesel gelling wind chill values to -18 degrees... ouch.

Even with mostly sunny skies overhead, it'll feel like winter today as high temperatures barely creep into the low 20's and overnight lows crash into the single digits. Westerly winds remain rather well behaved at most elevations, but bump into 20's and 30's near the high peaks later today.

Brief high pressure builds for midweek, ushering in warmer temperatures and a bump in southwest winds just in time for Thursday's sunset. A weak little storm wiggles its way into Utah late Thursday and Friday and we should see another couple inches of snow pile up. Yet another small shot of snow is lined up for late in the weekend.

"Facets on the North? Duh. Facets on the West? You bet! Facets on the SE? For Sure!" said Mr. Joey Manship who was out and about in Weber Canyon. Joey follows with... "This is going to be a snowpack to watch out for when we get a change of weather." Andy's got a great trip report from his travels around Duchesne Ridge HERE.

Snow surfaces are variable and consist of crusts and dirt on solars with facets and sugary snow on the polar aspects. During high pressure, it's a great time to look at snow surfaces and what the snowpack is doing ahead of the next change in weather.