Uintas Conditions 2015

[pixie1339]

I was out there this weekend, too. Definitely not peak yet, but looking pretty good.

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[Artemus]

Scouting trip over Bald Mountain Pass on the MLH this evening. Leafs are past peak but still beautiful nonetheless.

 

[Artemus]

Hiked the Lakes Trail from Bald Mountain Pass trailhead at 10,300' yesterday. 5 miles in 2-3" of snow and dry feet at the end. Feels late to be enjoying the high country this year but it sure was pretty.

Lakes are frozen mostly hard and I walked across one. The MLH road was clear and dry to at least Bald Mountain Pass and probably over to WY.

 

[Udink]

Hiked the Lakes Trail from Bald Mountain Pass trailhead at 10,300' yesterday. 5 miles in 2-3" of snow and dry feet at the end. Feels late to be enjoying the high country this year but it sure was pretty.

Lakes are frozen mostly hard and I walked across one. The MLH road was clear and dry to at least Bald Mountain Pass and probably over to WY.
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Dang! I was thinking about a Robbers Roost backpack this weekend, but now I'm somewhat seriously considering a late-season Uintas trip...

 

[Artemus]

Dang! I was thinking about a Robbers Roost backpack this weekend, but now I'm somewhat seriously considering a late-season Uintas trip...

Snowing hard here tonight at 6,600' though. Wait to see the storm totals...

 

[Nick]

Dang! I was thinking about a Robbers Roost backpack this weekend, but now I'm somewhat seriously considering a late-season Uintas trip...

Those pictures should only reinforce a plan to backpack in the desert!

 

[Dave]

I'd thought about going up Sunday, then decided against it. Now I'm regretting that. Not too often you can hike that area in November.

 

[Jackson]

Went up to Mirror Lake today. Tried to drive up to Crystal Lake TH, but stopped halfway uo the road beause we didn't want to risk getting the Civic stuck in the snow. We need to get a proper backcountry vehicle! Snow was about 5-8" deep, depending on drifts, and the lakes were frozen all the way across. The lady at the gas station in Kamas said they'll be closing the gate Monday.

 

[Dave]

I'll be surprised if they close the gate unless the storm Monday really dumps. It's rather concerning how shallow the snow is right now at the pass.

 

[Jackson]

Wow. Excellent photo, @ashergrey. I'm not familiar with the gate-shutting procedure. Do they only close it once there's a heavy snowfall?

 

[Dave]

Wow. Excellent photo, @ashergrey. I'm not familiar with the gate-shutting procedure. Do they only close it once there's a heavy snowfall?

UDOT makes the call. They were supposed to close Monte Cristo and East Canyon on Monday but decided to wait on storms.

 

[Artemus]

UDOT makes the call. They were supposed to close Monte Cristo and East Canyon on Monday but decided to wait on storms.

Dave! your shot posted above made the lead off picture to the weather on KSL tonight. Great! Well done. It looked even better on my big screen TV. I hope they put it in the calendar.

 

[Dave]

Dave! your shot posted above made the lead off picture to the weather on KSL tonight. Great! Well done. It looked even better on my big screen TV. I hope they put it in the calendar.

As an employee of the company, the pictures I send them aren't eligible for the contest. I just pass them along for use at the discretion of the weather department. Thanks for noticing though!