The Bogley Weather Report

[rockgremlin]

This is going to be a dry winter...


Last year I recall that by Thanksgiving we'd had at least 2 really good snow storms, and there was a bunch of snow on the ground almost state-wide. I can recall last Thanksgiving walking my dog in snow that went up to my knees at my sister-in-law's place in SLC.

Fast forward to this Thanksgiving -- SLC has had Zero snow...at all. A few rain showers that were here and gone within 24 hours, but that's it. And the forecast for Thanksgiving day calls for mild weather with temps in the 60's....and not a storm in sight. It's like there's a monstrous center of high pressure camped over Utah that refuses to budge - pushing all the low pressure and storm systems North into Idaho and beyond.

My prediction says the Wasatch Front will see no snow in November. And in December only two snow storms, with very little accumulation, and Christmas won't be white this year.

Hopefully I'm eating these words, but I doubt it.
Scott P -- What does your crystal ball say?

[Scott P]

Give it time. The storm track should be pushed south as the winter progresses. Due to La Niña, it could be a fairly wet winter for Nothern Utah, but possibly a dry winter in the far south parts of the state. Places like Arizona and southern California could be hurting for precipitation for most of the winter.

There will be some cold snaps, but the coldest air should stay north and east of Utah.

The above is what usually happens in La Niña years, so unless something unusual happens, I'd expect something similar to the above.

[jman]

This is what Thankgiving afternoon looked like last year. This is from the Farmington Wetlands Preserve looking south-east towards Farmington, Centerville, and Bountiful.

Followed by dinner at Snowbird. If I recall there was less than 6" at the resort that was natural.

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[uintafly]

Last year started out pretty slow too and ended up great. I've cursed us though since I finally broke down and bought some custom fit boots. I also have 2 yurt trips scheduled and I couldn't pass up the Black Friday sale at ON3P yesterday and got some new skis which I didn't need, so we are pretty much screwed on snow this year thanks to me.

For the best Utah powder forecast, check out https://opensnow.com/dailysnow/utah

[rockgremlin]

For the best Utah powder forecast, check out https://opensnow.com/dailysnow/utah

I like that link. It's like a weather report from a snow starved weatherman. :lol8:

[rockgremlin]

My predictions are holding...

So far, the month of December is a bust as far as precip is concerned. Dec 3 saw a few inches drop here and there, but the storm was gone within 24 hours, and most of that snow is already melted - at least in the valleys.

This week is supposed to maintain the same pattern, with a weak system brushing through this weekend.

The air quality in SLC is smog-a-riffic...

[Scott P]

My predictions are holding...

Yes, it's pretty dire water-wise, especially if you head south.

It is a somewhat weird year for La Niña as the typical patterns are still there, but shifted north more than usual. Some patterns are "normal", but usually in La Niña, northern Utah does pretty well for precipitation, but often not until the winter progresses. The south is usually dry.

NOAA still hasn't updated their 90-day predictions since mid-November:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/lead01/off01_prcp.gif

Here has been the actual for the last 30 days:

https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/30dPNormUS.png

North of Utah and Colorado the Rocky Mountains have done well precipitation wise, but south of those state lines the precipitation has been terrible. Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico are hating it.

Down south it should stay dry, but as the season progresses, northern Utah and Northern Colorado should get wetter, but it depends on where the storm track is. Southern Utah and Southern Colorado should remain pretty dry and south of that it should unfortunately be even worse.

In the west, the far northern portions of the Lower 48 should do best. If you want to buy a ski pass, go for Washington or Montana!

Even if northern Utah does get wetter, it shouldn't happen until at least late December or early January and maybe later than that.

The warm and dry weather is nice in many ways, but we all need the water.

[tallsteve]

Here's how bad it is locally- I just snapped this photo of Mt. Timp from my office window. THERE"S NOTHING UP THERE and it's freakin' December 11th!

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[Scott P]

Here's how bad it is locally- I just snapped this photo of Mt. Timp from my office window. THERE"S NOTHING UP THERE and it's freakin' December 11th!

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Dang. I don't think I have ever seen Timp that dry in December!

[Scott P]

You can see the dividing line between wet and dry by looking at the snowpack map for Wyoming and Idaho. In the far northern parts of Idaho and Montana it is also drier than normal, but you can see right where the storm track has been. I can't link the Idaho one for some reason, but checkout Wyoming:

http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/images/wrds/nrcs/snowmap/snowmap.gif

The mountains in the northern half of Wyoming have been getting pounded.

[Scott P]

It appears that the storm track may finally be pushed south, at least temporarily. Long term forecast are saying snow and cold later this week and possibly as late as Christmas. It doesn't look to be a huge snow producer, but temperatures should drop way below zero here and into the single digits in Salt Lake. It will be more cold air than snow.

Southern Utah and Southern Colorado (and even more so Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico) could stay pretty dry to really dry all winter.

[rockgremlin]

Yeah, NO. Utah got a few flakes over the weekend - like a half inch. And it appears we might get up to an inch or two more this week.

Not shaping up to be a very good water year...

[Scott P]

Not shaping up to be a very good water year...

Change "not good" to terrible. It gets even worse as you go south. Southern Utah is really hating it:

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/gis/images/ut_swepctnormal_update.png
There is still a chance northern Utah and Northern Colorado can get some good storms in January or February (though likely not enough to catch up). Southern Utah and Southern Colorado are basically a lost cause.

[Iceaxe]

Change "not good" to terrible. It gets even worse as you go south. Southern Utah is really hating it:

It's all Trumps fault for what he did to our National Monuments.... Trump stole our water!!!

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[Sombeech]

I wouldn't worry too much, these are exactly 1 year ago today and it's just about the same amount of snow.

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[Scott P]

It looks like we might get a bit chilly on Saturday for the first time this season. The forecast says -24, but I'm guessing that it will be colder than that. Thus far the coldest we have had was -8 on December 6, but that's not cold for us, and around here wouldn't really qualify as chilly.

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[accadacca]

Yikes...

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[accadacca]

Btw the dry trend in Utah continues. Strange “winter...”

[Scott P]

Utah snowpack so far:

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=978

Southern Utah has almost nothing.

[double moo]

My brother stayed at an inn at the base of Mt. Washington last week. They went up to go XC skiing and some snow shoeing... too cold to do anything but hang out round the fireplace!

[rockgremlin]

Utah snowpack so far:

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=978

Southern Utah has almost nothing.

Damn!! The majority of the state in single digits for snowpack!

And I remember just last year the weather folks had made a public announcement that the drought had officially ended...

...it'll be back again after this winter.

[accadacca]

How are we looking weather record wise in Salt Lake? Boy is it warm and dry!

[Iceaxe]

How are we looking weather record wise in Salt Lake? Boy is it warm and dry!


As of today Utah as a whole is at 49% of where we should be.

Next storm Friday if we are lucky.

[devo_stevo]

I was in St. George over the weekend. There is NOTHING on the Pine Valley mountains north of there. They are in trouble for next summer unless something changes quickly.

[rockgremlin]

Yeah I was in St. George over the weekend too. Over 60F and everybody walking around in shorts. This is nuts.

[jman]

If you have FB: https://www.facebook.com/KVandykeWX/posts/758992940962132

First time in 8 years where all 50 states have snow/sleet on the ground.

Love the comments in her FB feed that people have been telling her: ”nope..not Hawaii!” And she replies back (nicely), “YEP, 13,000ft on the top of volcanoes”. Their response, “oh...”

Geography 101 fail.

Similar to Justin’s CGI ice-skating drone video...all fails.

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[accadacca]

Lol!

[Scott P]

Love the comments in her FB feed that people have been telling her: ”nope..not Hawaii!” And she replies back (nicely), “YEP, 13,000ft on the top of volcanoes”. Their response, “oh...”

Yes, a lot of Americans are completely ignorant on geography, even the geography in the US or worse in their own state.

Once an in law who live in Salt Lake most of his life asked me which mountains the Wasatch were.

Anyway here is a photo of skiing at Mauna Kea Hawaii:

http://www2.lowell.edu/users/tchylek/Skiing%20Mauna%20Kea/ScanImage65.jpg

I'm sure most of us have already seen this, but..


http://youtu.be/r8pnec4Hxps

[jman]

You should share that pic on her FB comment section and just blow everyone’s mind... [emoji23]

And that video...wowsers. I just asked my 8 year-old niece and she guessed Turkey. Not bad, but not perfect. But..my niece also knew the capital of France. [emoji6]


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[rockgremlin]

Isn't France a country? Hungry? Never heard of it. :roll:

I like Jeff's snappy comeback when she asserts she only hears what she wants:

"That's just called being a woman." :roflol:

[Iceaxe]

When German's get Hungary they eat Turkey....

I hope she's good in the sack because she is dumb as a rock.

[rockgremlin]

Weatherman talks tough, but Mother Nature doesn't deliver.

So the forecast called for a whopping 3 - 8 inches of snow in the valleys...My front lawn has a little over a skiff (maybe an inch), and now the sky is clearing and the sun is coming out. This winter is bull$hit.

[accadacca]

We got 6 inches

[Sandstone Addiction]

About 4 inches of heavy wet snow in Springville right now.

[Iceaxe]

We have 11" of snow in Draper last I measured.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180120/0bde4981c6739e2c5b14edf4c65922d6.jpg

[jman]

Weatherman talks tough, but Mother Nature doesn't deliver.

So the forecast called for a whopping 3 - 8 inches of snow in the valleys...My front lawn has a little over a skiff (maybe an inch), and now the sky is clearing and the sun is coming out. This winter is bull$hit.

We had 6” in kaysville.

Even La sal mountains received 3”.

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[windminstrel]

Saint George- 0" of snow , a faint drizzle of rain.

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[rockgremlin]

Weird that there would be so much variability in such a small distance. 6" in Kaysville but just down the road (and further north) in North Ogden we got barely one inch.

[double moo]

Weird that there would be so much variability in such a small distance. 6" in Kaysville but just down the road (and further north) in North Ogden we got barely one inch.


Riding our fat bikes through Draper last night Acca and I noticed noticed homes with 8" or so on the lawns yet only a block or two away it was 14". I measured 12 in my back yard at 9:00 am when I had finished the walks. When I lets the dogs in at 10:00 pm there was another 3 on the deck.

[Iceaxe]

Ended up with 17". Looks like I won't be riding my mountain bike in Corner Canyon any time soon.

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[jman]

Ended up with 17". Looks like I won't be riding my mountain bike in Corner Canyon any time soon.

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[rockgremlin]

Whatever snow that fell on my lawn from yesterday's "big snow event" has already melted. I'm staring at bare grass right now.

In fact, I've only had to get the snow shovel out ONCE this entire winter so far. All of our neighbors laughed when we said we got new shovels in anticipation for winter.

"Oh you're gonna have to get a snow thrower around here. We get multiple FEET of snow up here!" :roflol:

Ya, right.

[accadacca]

Enjoy it while lasts. Ogden normally gets pounded and the commute can be brutal. I’m not looking forward to my future commutes to Kaysville.

[rockgremlin]

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....and then I read the weather report and frequently the idiot weatherman gets excited about "Warmer weather next week!" or "More sunshine and warmer temps on the way!"


OK, news flash...it's winter. It's supposed to be cold and snowy. This isn't the 4th of July. If the current pattern holds for the remainder of the winter months we're screwed, not to mention warmer temps = inversions.

I wonder how the skiers at Brian Head like skiing on slushy man made snow all the time? But hey, at least it's warm and sunny...right? :roll:

[Scott P]

Yes, most of it is still going north. Check out Montana:

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[accadacca]

60 degrees in Salt Lake the first week of February. It’s a REALLY early spring.

[tallsteve]

60 degrees in Salt Lake the first week of February. It’s a REALLY early spring.

Yeah, pretty crazy! Last Monday I pedaled my fatbike up to the summit of the Alpine Loop (8,200'). It looks more like April conditions up there than the beginning of February. Only 16" of snow at the summit and lots of bare pavement on the road. The trails also have lots of bare dirt, slush and mud. There has been so little snow that I actually have put in about 35 hours of trailwork up the canyon so far in 2018 (cutting out downed trees, pruning brush, removing upslope rolled rocks, checking on specific things for the Forest Service, etc.). Tuesday night I did a fatbike downhill race at Sundance and couldn't believe how little snow was there and the snow they had sucked. I've never seen anything like it.

[Scott P]

Check out the temperature for February 9 in Salt Lake City back in 1933:

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[Scott P]

The current trend is supposed to continue for at least the next few months. In the West, above normal rain and snow up north, below normal down south is still expected.

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/page2.gif

[rockgremlin]

Are the ski resorts in Colorado hurting as much as the resorts here in Utah? I've gotta think they are since they're in the same weather pattern.

[Scott P]

Are the ski resorts in Colorado hurting as much as the resorts here in Utah? I've gotta think they are since they're in the same weather pattern.

They aren't doing great either, especially down south.

[2065toyota]

I've about written off snowmobiling this year. We made one trip to West Yellowstone and have another planned for Togwotee later this month. Probably my only 2 good rides of the year

[Scott P]

If the weather doesn't have a huge cool down soon, this will be by far the warmest February on record for much of the West. It will also be the warmest winter for much of the West.

[oldno7]

But the East hasn't been so lucky.

[uintafly]

Nice little sleeper storm yesterday. Cottonwoods all got about 17" which will help. Free refills yesterday afternoon and I think I will have fun today as well. These are the days that I am glad God created "client meetings".

I wonder how much the hospitality industry is down this year. I've made a handful of trips to the Tetons this winter and ridden lifts with lots of Midwesterners who made last minute changes from Utah due to conditions.

[twotimer]

I'm ready to head out there for a two week hiking/mnt. biking extravaganza, but it makes no sense to drive out there and just hunker down in a tent or motel room because of cold/rain/wind. I'm in a holding pattern and am hoping it warms up after this big storm that is supposed to hit next week.

[Scott P]

I'm ready to head out there for a two week hiking/mnt. biking extravaganza, but it makes no sense to drive out there and just hunker down in a tent or motel room because of cold/rain/wind. I'm in a holding pattern and am hoping it warms up after this big storm that is supposed to hit next week.

Where you headed? We'll be in the Roost/Swell area.

[twotimer]

Where you headed? We'll be in the Roost/Swell area.Oh yeah?...when?

I'll roll out of here next Tuesday? Ideally, I'd go straight to Moab and bike for at lest two days, then head to either the Grand Canyon for a quickie backpack or I'd head to St. George to bike there. But I can do whatever I like, as there is no set itinerary.

I'm caught up with work, my taxes are done and my house is so clean the only way it could be cleaner is if I were to pull up the carpet and vacuum underneath it. I'm itching for desert sunshine and all day activity.

Let me know when you're going to be out there. It'd be nice to see ya and do some hiking. I'll have lots of firewood.

[Scott P]

We'll be there tomorrow through Monday. Canyons are undecided at the point, but for sure West Fork White Roost. Maybe a new one as well.

[jman]

Got close to 4” in Kaysville. My work my the SLC airport got about 3”. Looks Zion even got an inch or two out of this storm.

What did you guys get?

Here are two pics from the Facebook page of Zion NP:

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[Scott P]

We went canyoneering over the weekend. It snowed a few flakes today, but that's it. The big problem was the wind. We got blasted with sand and dust the last two days.

At home, we got dumped on with snow. I'm supposed to drive to Loveland tonight, starting at 3 am and have to cross three mountain passes. The roads aren't plowed at night. It could be an "interesting" drive.

[accadacca]

We got 6-8” in SoJo.

[Iceaxe]

Draper we got 12.5" with another 4 to 8 expected tonight.

[Scott P]

It is a good snowstorm, but snowpack is still way behind, especially down south.

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[rockgremlin]

Ogden got a whopping 1.5 inches. Yep - one...point...five.

Was able to clear the snow off my driveway with a whisk broom.

Ridiculous.


The snow appears to be falling in a specific region of the Wasatch front. Seems like all areas southeast of the Great Salt Lake are getting pretty decent totals whereas Ogden is lagging behind the curve. I can count on one hand how many inches of snow we've received all winter.

[BruteForce]

South Jordan: As of this morning, I have about a foot of snow on the ground and it is still snowing!

[rockgremlin]

South Jordan: As of this morning, I have about a foot of snow on the ground and it is still snowing!

See, that's just weird. Because as I type this, I'm riding Frontrunner under clear skies. :ne_nau:

[tallsteve]

We got about 8" at our house here in Pleasant Grove. By far the most we've received all season. My daughter came up from med school in California for the holiday weekend. She brought a roommate who basically has never seen snow up close before. We took her up AF Canyon yesterday and she just kept giggling like a little school girl!

[Scott P]

Officially -20 in Craig this morning; it was -26 ar my house. This was the coldest temperature of the winter so far.

Thus far since living here, we have never had a year that didn't drop at least into the -20's. I thought that there might be a chance this year, but this morning changed that.


Seems like all areas southeast of the Great Salt Lake are getting pretty decent totals whereas Ogden is lagging behind the curve. I can count on one hand how many inches of snow we've received all winter.

I'm not sure if this is a reason, but I do wonder if it is at least partially due to the fact that the Great Salt Lake is nearly the smallest that it has been in historic times. In theory, that should make the areas hit by the lake effect much smaller as well. The surface area of the lake right now is less than 1/3 of the size it was in the 1980's.

I never hear meteorologists talk about it, but imagine the effect to climate in the region if the lake dried up and there was no more lake effect. The lake isn't very deep, so after a prolonged severe drought, it actually could dry up.

[Sandstone Addiction]

A few days late on this one, but crazy weather nonetheless.

These started to come up in late December.

Taken Feb. 17

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Taken Feb. 20 after the snow had settled to about half of what it was on the 18th.

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[windminstrel]

Saint George right now....

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[jman]

Saint George right now....

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[Sandstone Addiction]

Just keeps snowing and snowing here in Salem.



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[rockgremlin]

Ogden got two inches. The sum of all the storms over the last week has resulted in about 3 - 4 inches in my yard.

It's a start...

[BruteForce]

We're probably close to 16" on the ground here in South Jordan. Overnight, we got another .5" or so.

[Sandstone Addiction]

About 16 inches on the level and still snowing. Shoveled the driveway, went inside to put my church clothes on, came back out to 2 inches on the driveway already. Did make it to church just in time for them to announce that after the first half of sacrament meeting we were going home.

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[Sandstone Addiction]

Seems to be letting up a little now.
rockgremlin if you are still feeling left out, please, stop by. I'll save some for you :)

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[rockgremlin]

I AM feeling left out.

Only a skiff of snow (less than 1/16th of an inch) fell on my driveway -- again.

This is bullshit

[rockgremlin]

Saint George right now....

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^^^ This is more snow than fell in my yard all weekend.

[rockgremlin]

It is a good snowstorm, but snowpack is still way behind, especially down south.

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http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/gis/images/ut_swepctnormal_update.png


Let's see if God can improve our snowpack....


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[Sandstone Addiction]

I waited as long as I could @Rock (http://www.bogley.com/forum/member.php?u=22099),....but my neighbor's snowblower died, and before he went and bought a brand new one, he gave me his to fix up and keep.

I had it running in 10 minutes.

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[uintafly]

Saturday was windy and hard. Definitely a speed day at Brighton. Conditions weren’t great but watching the 6 year old leave the wedge behind and lay trenches was as fun as powder.

Sunday at Alta was A+ blower pow. Pure Alta all day. I still smile thinking of it.

Today was was a nice refresh at Alta and early 30” tracks on backside can’t be beat. Still found really good snow all day long.

Overall a damn fine long weekend and full mid season base in LCC. But 65k vert on my legs in 72 hours will keep me on the couch drinking beer this evening.

[rockgremlin]

Well, it appears as if even God can't pull us out of the current winter drought we're experiencing. What's more, it looks like those really cool NRCS weather maps will be discontinued at the end of the year because of "staffing issues."


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[jman]

Well, it appears as if even God can't pull us out of the current winter drought we're experiencing. What's more, it looks like those really cool NRCS weather maps will be discontinued at the end of the year because of "staffing issues."


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The miracle March has arrived! :bootyshake: 1-2” of water content across the state from this latest storm last night...and with more to come this weekend and all next week.




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[Iceaxe]

https://www.ksl.com/?nid=978


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[Sombeech]

Winter sucks https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180316/0620ce431f2e891bc7ba3cfa60e81da5.jpg

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[accadacca]

I had to drive from South Jordan to Kaysville today. Major weather up north and took me 15 minutes longer to get to work.

Now driving to St. George and major snow statewide. Whiteout through central Utah.

[2065toyota]

Rained in STG most all day today

[accadacca]

Rained in STG most all day today

Should make for some nice dust free, tacky dirt for the dirt bikes tomorrow!

[rockgremlin]

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/gis/images/ut_swepctnormal_update.png

The recent storms gave Utah a bit of a bump. NE Uintahs almost 90% now, and the rest of the State is out of the red zone.

[jman]

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/gis/images/ut_swepctnormal_update.png

The recent storms gave Utah a bit of a bump. NE Uintahs almost 90% now, and the rest of the State is out of the red zone.

It’s getting better.

And more to come all this week too.


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[uintafly]

I was smart enough to avoid skiing in the rain on Thursday, but got up for a few hours on Friday. It was actually pretty damn good. I felt like I was skiing in the PNW, but it was soft and fun. The trees were especially delightful. Sun came out just after 2 and turned the parking lot into a bunch of rivers and the snow into gloop.

All those nice soft and wet piles of snow on Friday froze solid and converted into death cookies by Saturday morning. Groomers were nice and fast, but as soon as you got onto anything ungroomed and that saw the sun on Friday, it was combat skiing. I think I may have knocked out a filling at Brighton.

This morning was better. A little hiking to find protected snow was worth it, but spring is definitely here now. Birds were chirping at my house this morning and I found myself thinking of bike trails and dirt. I think I may be in a powder day only skier for the rest of the season. Time to go to the desert for a few days. I have a weird switch and in the course of a week or so I will convert from praying for snow every day to praying from dry trails.

Of course, it's now snowing at my house so I will probably have to shoot up tomorrow morning for few hours.

[rockgremlin]

My driveway finally got 4-5 inches of snow last night. First time that's happened all winter.

[tallsteve]

We only had a trace on our lawn this morning in PG.

[devo_stevo]

My driveway finally got 4-5 inches of snow last night. First time that's happened all winter.I got about the same in Brigham. Only difference was there it pretty much melted off the driveway and roads as it fell. On the cars and grass, though it was not bad at all.

[tallsteve]

"While snowpack is way below normal, Utah’s water reserves are not in bad shape. A hydrologist says it’s too late to catch up on mountain snowpack, but stored water will get Utah through the summer."

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46292740&nid=148&title=utahs-snowpack-dismal-but-state-has-enough-water (https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46292740&nid=148&title=utahs-snowpack-dismal-but-state-has-enough-water)

[accadacca]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsABjAP8Yg

[rockgremlin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsABjAP8Yg
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That's hilarious. I like that weatherman.

It kind of keys on another pet peeve of mine (aside from overly judgy people:lol8: ) -- weatherpeople who are overly ecstatic about sunny and warm weather during the winter months. All winter I've listened to the weatherpeople get excited when we had a stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures and no snow. Ummm...do they know about our current drought situation? Yeah -- hooray that it's 50 all winter with very little snow...I'm sure the ski resorts are equally as excited, right? And all of those skiers who have been sliding around on slush all winter because it hasn't snowed in forever. Yup, they're having a party because of all that wonderful warm weather. And what about when they start dolling out fines for running your sprinklers for too long this summer because the reservoirs are drying up? That's great too, right?

Instead of throwing confetti every time we get a stretch of warm temps, they should be doing rain dances. Get some Native Americans all up in there. Wipe that dopey grin off their face and get out there and seed the clouds. Geez, what do we pay these people for? Do something. Anything besides breaking pinatas and toasting champagne to the unseasonably warm weather.

[Sombeech]

On the other hand, when I've expressed joy at a nice day this past winter, I'd get "blamed" for the low snow pack and how our lakes and rivers need the water this summer.

Sorry, I was only thinking of myself, I'll try to be upset on nice days during the winter lol

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[BruteForce]

~80F yesterday with 60-105mph winds and I wake up to 31F and 2 inches of snow on the ground today. SMH! Welcome to Utah!

[rockgremlin]

I'd get "blamed" for the low snow pack


I had no idea you had that much meteorological influence.

[Sombeech]

I had no idea you had that much meteorological influence.I've got a drone

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[accadacca]

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