Snows descend on Utah, too

[Admin]

Dang, the snow starts falling in earnest and y'all go quiet! :-s

Parts of Utah's higher elevations should pick up a couple of feet from this system. Webcam images from this morning, shown below, clearly depict the elevation effects here. For example the view of Park City's payday base shows snow only on the upper slopes, but it's a full-fledged blizzard in Alta, the base of which is some 1500-2000 feet higher than it is at PCMR.

Enjoy the views from this morning that I just found while browsing.

 

[JimG.]

I am deep in pre-opening day meditation....OOooooooohhhhmmmmmmmmmmm! :roll:

 

[Tony Crocker]

Remember that SLC's local population base is not that huge. Brighton is the only area that will open much before Thanksgiving if natural snow is abundant. And it's a logical choice as it has the highest base elevation of the Wasatch areas, and its more intermediate terrain probably gets covered more easily than Alta. There have been a few October openings for Brighton before.

Similarly Snowbird is the only Utah area that will run past late April, also the logical choice due to high altitude north-facing steeps.