Cold (snow) weather for Northern Utah this Weekend

[jman]

Just received this Alert from the Weather Channel for Northern Utah:



... SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER LATER THIS WEEK...

AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES... A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK... AS A COLD AND POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN... AND DROP DAYTIME HIGHS ACROSS MOST VALLEYS 30 DEGREES OR MORE FROM THE TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST WEEK OR SO.

THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY... WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH INTO WESTERN UTAH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THEN ADVANCE EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF UTAH AND FAR SOUTHWEST WYOMING THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY... AND LIKELY CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL AS LOW AS 6000 FEET LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION... MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOW 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE LOW 60S ACROSS UTAHS DIXIE AND THE LAKE POWELL AREA. THIS IS A GOOD 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE... AND 30 DEGREES BELOW WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST WEEK.


Better get in one last summit before snow hits this week!

[accadacca]

:facepalm1:

[blueeyes]

:2thumbs: Whoohoo! Dreamed about snow Saturday night. So ready for cooler temps.

[Dr. Nebz]

Yup, 9-13" expected up the Cottonwoods on Thursday. Hard to believe since I have been in sandals and flips for the last week. But it is coming. Time to get out the gear, we are gonna be riding soon!:2thumbs:

[Scott P]

It looks like it might snow at our house as well.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Craig&state=CO&site=GJT&textField1=40.52&textField2=-107.55&e=1

No snow totals are listed for the mountains, but it will snow:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.000267972646796&lon=-107.33505249023437&site=gjt&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

[Dr. Nebz]

It looks like it might snow at our house as well.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Craig&state=CO&site=GJT&textField1=40.52&textField2=-107.55&e=1

No snow totals are listed for the mountains, but it will snow:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.000267972646796&lon=-107.33505249023437&site=gjt&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

Awesome! News like this gets me stoked for winter. I think we are going to have a repeat performance from La Nina this year. Not the snow totals, but I am thinking the cottonwoods will at least get 600". If it wants to put down another 783" I am not going to complain mind you. But the long range forecast shows us warming up a lot more next spring than we did this year. So I am guessing we get our spring cycle then summer will return in a big way.

I know the summer folks on here hate it when I get all excited about snow, but I am telling you, I am getting stoked to snowboard again! :snowboard2:

[BruteForce]

Over a foot expected on the Tushars!

Sent via Galaxy Tab!

[Dr. Nebz]

Over a foot expected on the Tushars!

Sent via Galaxy Tab!

:2thumbs:

[Sombeech]

NONONONONONOnononoNONONONonononoNONonONONonONonONo nonONonoooooooo

[blueeyes]

Yes yes yes yes YES I am just glad there is someone else on here now that is as crazy about the snow!

[Dr. Nebz]

Yes yes yes yes YES I am just glad there is someone else on here now that is as crazy about the snow!

YES! :2thumbs:

[chromehead58]

i hate snow...st george is a long way to drive to ride my mtn bike.

[blueeyes]

i hate snow...st george is a long way to drive to ride my mtn bike.

Ogden is a long way for me to drive to ski. But I will DO IT! And ride the other days in lovely STG. :fitz:

[Dr. Nebz]

i hate snow...st george is a long way to drive to ride my mtn bike.

Maybe you should learn to ski or snowboard. You probably would lose the hate for the snow. Just sayin..............

[hoffam19]

Bring It On!! :2thumbs::nod::skiing::snowboard1::rock::snowguy:: snowcloud:

[Scott P]

It looks like the prediction is for a total of 15-26" (tonight through Friday) of snow in the high Wasatch:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.53363305378459&lon=-111.70623779296875&site=slc&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text


Only 5-9" for our mountains:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.000267972646796&lon=-107.33505249023437&site=gjt&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

[skiclimb3287]

It looks like the prediction is for a total of 15-26" (tonight through Friday) of snow in the high Wasatch:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.53363305378459&lon=-111.70623779296875&site=slc&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text


Only 5-9" for our mountains:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.000267972646796&lon=-107.33505249023437&site=gjt&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

Looks like a great weekend to get my 13th straight month of skiing in!

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[Dr. Nebz]

Man, you can feel that cold air outside this morning. Something wicked this way comes............

[blueeyes]

Man, you can feel that cold air outside this morning. Something wicked this way comes............

Let it come.... I embrace this wickedness. Just make sure to send some my way, Zion is gorgeous is in the snow.

[skiclimb3287]

Looks like it has begun! :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Hidden Peak, Snowbird, UT
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[blueeyes]

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgr een::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:: mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[hoffam19]

Took a ride up by Alta this afternoon. :2thumbs:

[accadacca]

Backcountry posted this today. Yep, its here...top of Snowbird. :eek2:

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[Sombeech]

OMG shut up everybody this cannot happen already!

[blueeyes]

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgr een: I just wish it would dump a little my way. I hear Cedar had a dusting. I slept so good last night it was cold in the house and I actually had to use my thick silk comforter. LOVE IT!

[Dr. Nebz]

Hidden Peak this morning- 10/6/11

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[skiclimb3287]

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgr een: I just wish it would dump a little my way. I hear Cedar had a dusting. I slept so good last night it was cold in the house and I actually had to use my thick silk comforter. LOVE IT!

Windows were wide open all night! Loved waking up with the body warm and the face chilled. :mrgreen: Hoping it keeps snowing! Hoping enough falls to strap on the skis and head to East Greely meadow at Alta early Sunday morning. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Scott P]

OMG shut up everybody this cannot happen already!


Already? It's actually late.:mrgreen:

Average to date seasonal snowfall at Alta (town) is supposed to be 8.3" to date (despite the lateness, this storm should put them over average). Even September averages 4.3" at the town of Alta and they didn't get anything this year (at least not in town).

As of 10 AM, the highest official reading for snowfall so far in Utah is at the weather station 12 E Cedar City (meaning 12 miles east of Cedar) with 17.0 inches. In northern Utah, Snowbird had 4.0 inches at 10 AM at 8100 feet. Other readings have not been updated yet.
:snowguy:

The storm is just reaching us (so no storm totals available yet). We just shut down our project so no work the rest of the week (which isn't really that great if you are hourly).

[accadacca]

Alta got 12".

[Scott P]

The NWS took down the link to all the snow totals before they updated them. :angryfire:

Anyway, we got just over an inch. It's clear here now and my thermometer is reading 19F.

[Scott P]

Wolf Creek Pass Ski Resort (Colorado) is opening tomorrow:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/07/wolf-creek-ski-area-opens_n_1000539.html

http://www.wolfcreekski.com/images/PA050065.jpg

They got pounded during the last storm. They have a 36" base.

[hoffam19]

I took a hike up to Lake Mary @ Brighton yesterday and found myself trucking through over knee deep snow. It definitely looked shredable...