Day 6: Blizzard.
I'm really not kidding. Here in the Salt Lake Valley we really don't get a lot of snow. This morning, however, I awoke to this:
Cars in the GMD lot at Alta looked like this:
It requires a Little Cottonwood quiver that looks like this:
And brings out lots of powder-hungry locals who look like this:
Finally, it's to be followed by a forecast that looks like this:
Add it up, kids...that's another 31-53 inches by Wednesday! Thanksgiving Weekend is gonna rock.
Side note: I'm never taking these damned Midland cams with me again. Skidog and I shot all day, and two...count 'em, two...files are not corrupt. It wasn't a day for shooting stills as it positively puked snow in a stiff wind all day long. Those shots would've been white on white. Pity, too, for today's film would have featured first-person face shots.
I'm really not kidding. Here in the Salt Lake Valley we really don't get a lot of snow. This morning, however, I awoke to this:
Cars in the GMD lot at Alta looked like this:
It requires a Little Cottonwood quiver that looks like this:
And brings out lots of powder-hungry locals who look like this:
Finally, it's to be followed by a forecast that looks like this:
The National Weather Service this afternoon":122y5736 said:Winter Storm Warning
Avalanche Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Tonight: Snow. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west wind between 25 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Monday: Snow. Some thunder is also possible. High near 19. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 19 mph increasing to between 33 and 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Monday Night: Snow. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -12. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 24 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow. Some thunder is also possible. High near 21. Wind chill values as low as -13. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 28 and 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Snow. Some thunder is also possible. Low around -8. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 29 mph increasing to between 38 and 41 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and cold and windy, with a high near 3. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Add it up, kids...that's another 31-53 inches by Wednesday! Thanksgiving Weekend is gonna rock.
Side note: I'm never taking these damned Midland cams with me again. Skidog and I shot all day, and two...count 'em, two...files are not corrupt. It wasn't a day for shooting stills as it positively puked snow in a stiff wind all day long. Those shots would've been white on white. Pity, too, for today's film would have featured first-person face shots.