Uintas Conditions 2016

[Dave]

Looks like it could be fun up there this weekend.

More's on the way, too.

 

[Jackson]

I'd head up there if I didn't have plans for the weekend. Hopefully someone on here does!

 

[swmalone]

Well at least my wife and I made it up there one day this summer. I wanted to try to go again but we had to do a few major home repairs. We might just go for a drive next weekend and see how it goes.

 

[Dave]

Well at least my wife and I made it up there one day this summer. I wanted to try to go again but we had to do a few major home repairs. We might just go for a drive next weekend and see how it goes.

The season's not over yet. Last year I was hiking in the Unitas in November.

 

[Jackson]

The season's not over yet. Last year I was hiking in the Unitas in November.

x2. We have warm weather headed our way next week. That snow could easily be mostly gone by next week weekend.

 

[swmalone]

x2. We have warm weather headed our way next week. That snow could easily be mostly gone by next week weekend.

That is good to hear. Is the road work done up there yet? When we went in July we got stuck for quite a while waiting to get through.

 

[Jackson]

That is good to hear. Is the road work done up there yet? When we went in July we got stuck for quite a while waiting to get through.

I haven't seen any road work up there when I've gone. However, I haven't driven any farther than Crystal Lake TH on the Mirror Lake Highway this year though. And I've driven a little bit along the North Slope, but that's all.

 

[swmalone]

I haven't seen any road work up there when I've gone. However, I haven't driven any farther than Crystal Lake TH on the Mirror Lake Highway this year though. And I've driven a little bit along the North Slope, but that's all.

We drove up as far as the Bald Mountain turnoff and then went back and hiked from Crystal Lake to the The Notch. There was hardly any snow anywhere and while we were hiking it rained and hailed but no snow as of about 4 PM on Saturday. (10/1/16)

 

[Nick]

We drove up as far as the Bald Mountain turnoff and then went back and hiked from Crystal Lake to the The Notch. There was hardly any snow anywhere and while we were hiking it rained and hailed but no snow as of about 4 PM on Saturday. (10/1/16)

Nice! I think this could be the last weekend like that up there this year unless there is significant warm/dry spell after the storm we have coming tonight.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-110.90167167968775&lat=40.68518885025583#.V_GX25MrJqc

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
301 PM MDT SUN OCT 2 2016

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-030915-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
301 PM MDT SUN OCT 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA THROUGH THE EVENING AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT. THE
STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT TONIGHT...AND COULD REMAIN QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE SALT
FLATS OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH UTAH ON MONDAY.
SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH MANY
READINGS ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FALLING BETWEEN 15 TO 25 DEGREES
FROM THE HIGHS ON SUNDAY. THE GREATEST TEMPERATURE CHANGE WILL BE
ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING WHERE CLOUDY SKIES AND
PRECIPITATION WILL EXIST.

WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TO AS LOW AS 6000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE ABOUT 7000 FEET...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NORTHERN WASATCH MOUNTAINS WHERE UPWARDS OF 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

A COUPLE OF TRAILING WEATHER DISTURBANCES COULD BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN IMPACT THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS CONFINED TO
THE NORTHERN WASATCH RANGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/ (ALL LOWER CASE)

FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX​

 

[Dave]

Suuuuuuuuuucks. I wanted to get up there this weekend but had car troubles to contend with. It looks like my mountain season is done.

 

[swmalone]

Suuuuuuuuuucks. I wanted to get u there this weekend but had car troubles to contend with. It looks like my mountain season is done.

I am going to have to watch closely because I really wanted to try to get out for another hike. We weren't able to get any overnighters in this year because our house was falling down around our ears but even the day hikes out there have been a blast.

 

[Dave]

I am going to have to watch closely because I really wanted to try to get out for another hike. We weren't able to get any overnighters in this year because our house was falling down around our ears but even the day hikes out there have been a blast.

I'm sure day hikes will continue to be doable for a few more weeks, location and weather depending.

 

[Dave]

My "few more weeks" turned out to be a bit longer. If you can tolerate short days and low temps, the Uintas are lovely right now. Not much snow to speak of, even above 10k. Mostly just in shaded areas and aspects. Could change with a storm forecast Thursday, but temperatures are supposed to rebound by the coming weekend.

This was up around Ruth Lake on 11/14/16.

 

[Perry]

My "few more weeks" turned out to be a bit longer. If you can tolerate short days and low temps, the Uintas are lovely right now. Not much snow to speak of, even above 10k. Mostly just in shaded areas and aspects. Could change with a storm forecast Thursday, but temperatures are supposed to rebound by the coming weekend.

This was up around Ruth Lake on 11/14/16.

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Beautiful pics!

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