Storm dumps in Cottonwood Canyons, favors Park City, mostly misses Snowbasin
Jan 12, 2025
Depending on location, the weekend weather ranged from “What a storm!” to “What storm?”The Upper Cottonwoods had 12-22 inches of snow, according to Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Trent Meisenheimer, who set the avalanche danger at considerable at mid and high elevation vantages with wind and persistent weak snow layer.Park City resorts had up to 8 inches up higher, but Snowbasin and Powder Mountain largely missed out on the storm with 2-3 inches of snow, OpenSnow forecaster Evan Thayer lamented.Still, “People skiing and riding and Alta/Snowbird were getting faceshot after faceshot with whooping and hollering,” he said.He said light snow showers will continue through Monday morning, although accumulations should be minimal. Next up is a dry period for at least the next 10 days, although there’s a chance of a brush-by system next weekend that will mostly run north of northern Utah.The wind has slowed and is blowing from the northwest and north at speeds of 5-10 mph, with gusts to 20, according to the Avalanche Center. Mountain temperatures are cold and range from 4-14 degrees.Meisenheimer said light snowfall throughout the Sunday should bring an additional 1 to 4 inches of snow. “With the storm coming in heavy and finishing with blower powder, I heard many people say it was the best day of the year,” he said, predicting another good ski day on No new avalanches were reported from the backcountry. Meisenheimer said that ski areas reported sensitive soft slabs of new snow, with some being up to 18 inches deep. The post Storm dumps in Cottonwood Canyons, favors Park City, mostly misses Snowbasin appeared first on Park Record.