On Monday, March 27, two snowmobilers were riding in the Oquirrh Mountains. One was caught, carried, and fully buried in a very large avalanche. His partner, friends and family, Utah County Search and Rescue, Utah Department of Public Safety, and LifeFlight participated in the rescue, but he sadly did not survive. We will have a full report soon.
Our sincerest condolences go out to everyone affected by this tragic avalanche.
Current Conditions: You'll find sun crusts on sunny facing slopes and various wind crusts scattered around in the higher terrain. You can also find plenty of soft dense cold powder still. Temperatures on Tuesday got to around 30˚F and dropped back into the mid 20s overnight. The wind has been generally light from the south with moderate speed gusts along the ridges.
Mountain Weather: Today looks cloudy with high temperatures around 30˚F or a bit warmer. Southerly wind speed will gradually increase and could get strong late today. A storm moves in overnight and will last into Friday. We'll see periods of snow through this period. I'm thinking we should see 8 to 12 inches of new snow by the time it's done Friday. It looks like we could see strong west wind again starting late Thursday into Friday morning.
