Winter 2018-2019

[devo_stevo]

We did yesterday afternoon in Brigham. Also, it was snowing in Cache Valley yesterday. It's cold this morning too.

[oldno7]

May 1st. Anybody got snow?

Iron county got snow

[rockgremlin]

May 1st. Anybody got snow?

Yup - half inch at my place.

[Iceaxe]

WTF? It's May!

[rockgremlin]

^^^Global Warming (I mean) Climate Change...

[Scott Card]

This is why you plant your tomatoes Mother's Day weekend, not before.

[jman]

Just checking the Snotel and SWE for Utah and saw that SE Utah is at 1669% above normal. But for a desert where there isn't a lot of water, a few inches of rain could do something like that...
Anyway...



Snotels:
Kolob (Near the Subway in Zion: Snow Depth, 58" SWE: 26" (of liquid water).
La Sal Mtns (near Moab): Snow Depth: 31", SWE: 13" (of liquid water)
Snowbird Ski Resort: Snow Depth: 98", SWE: 51" (of liquid water)
Ben Lomond, Ogden: Snow Depth: 66", SWE: 35" (of liquid water)
Wheeler Peak, Nevada (11,000 feet, in Great Basin NP): Snow Depth:, SWE: 23" (of liquid water)
Leavit Lake, California (9,600 feet, in Sierra Nevada): Snow Depth: 164" (!!!), SWE: 77" (of liquid water)
Thumb Divide, Wyoming (7900 feet, in Yellowstone NP, near Old Faithful): Snow Depth: 32"

[Scott Card]

My understanding is that those who measure snow pack don't really pay attention to it after April 1 or 15th, I can't remember which. What those numbers, I think, tell us is that the snow is still in the mountains and not melting as quickly as normal. If it heats up fast, it could get interesting in some parts of the state.

[BruteForce]

My understanding is that those who measure snow pack don't really pay attention to it after April 1 or 15th, I can't remember which. What those numbers, I think, tell us is that the snow is still in the mountains and not melting as quickly as normal. If it heats up fast, it could get interesting in some parts of the state.

I've spent the last 3 weekends in the Circleville area, mapping and pre-running a route for an 18 May Poker Run. I can tell you the snow melt is in full force and huge lakes are forming at elevation ~(9000'). Once those overflow, the run-off down the mountain will be tremendous!

Also, where its normally dry this time of year, there are still huge 2-3' deep snow drifts. Fingers crossed between warm & rain, those drifts melt away!

[jman]

My understanding is that those who measure snow pack don't really pay attention to it after April 1 or 15th, I can't remember which. What those numbers, I think, tell us is that the snow is still in the mountains and not melting as quickly as normal. If it heats up fast, it could get interesting in some parts of the state.

I heard it was from October 1 through May 5th for the “snow year”.

Yes indeed. A lot of water across the US in the mountains still.


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[tallsteve]

This time of the year I'm nearly always already up AF Canyon doing trail work and chainsawing out the deadfall. This year SR-92 above the Pine Hollow gate isn't any where near ready to drive up and there's still 4.5' of snow at the summit. It's not looking like we'll have the trails ready to open for Memorial Day Weekend.

[rockgremlin]

This time of the year I'm nearly always already up AF Canyon doing trail work and chainsawing out the deadfall. This year SR-92 above the Pine Hollow gate isn't any where near ready to drive up and there's still 4.5' of snow at the summit. It's not looking like we'll have the trails ready to open for Memorial Day Weekend.

The same could be said for most high alpine areas of Utah. This of course means that Memorial Day weekend is going to be an absolute zoo at places like Moab, Arches, Capitol Reef, and The Swell. I mean, they already are pretty overrun on holiday weekends, but it's going to be even more so this year because so many other options are still closed and/or inaccessible.

[uintafly]

I can report that good turns are still to be had up high. Did a little Sunday jaunt up Mt Baldy and down main chute. Hopefully enough snow to last us into July. Timing is everything this time of year though and we were a little early and it was still a little icy on the climb and not full on corn mode yet on the way down. Oh well, still better than church.

[rockgremlin]

Oh well, still better than church.

LOL what isn't?

[Iceaxe]

Utah is drought free thanks to 'fantastic' snowpack — but as temps warm, will rivers flood?

https://www.ksl.com/article/46549941...l-rivers-flood

[rockgremlin]

On Wednesday 5/8 I was up on the Markagunt Plateau on my way over to Alton from Cedar City -- most spots have up to 4+ feet of snow on the ground still, and Navajo Lake is still covered with a sheet of ice.

[accadacca]

Still here...



Richfield Utah on May 21st.



Peeps in line at Snowbird on May 18th.

[Sombeech]

Peeps in line at Snowbird on May 18th.

No thanks

[rockgremlin]

Driving over Soldier Summit en route to Price this morning was an absolute blizzard.

Been a long time since I can recall a Spring like this. It's almost June for cryin' out loud. I'm guessing many folks' Memorial Day plans have been rained out.

[accadacca]

700 inches