Moab Winter Condition Update 12/06/2019 Greetings! It’s been a very quiet week in Moab as the fall tourism winds down significantly. It’s very nice to have the town to ourselves for the time being. The snow conditions are prime and it seems as if winter is in full swing! Amazingly, we are currently at 164% [...]
Happy December everyone! The weather is stabilizing and warming up a bit as we come out of a rather stormy and windy Thanksgiving holiday. It’s certainly nice to enjoy some bluebird conditions after all the recent weather! GGBY and the other BASE jumping and highlining events are coming to a close. I've really enjoyed watching [...]
Weather: We certainly woke up to a surprise this morning! This sleeper storm really delivered the goods. Moab is covered in a blanket of white fluffy goodness, It’s quite an amazing sight! We saw 1” of snow at Willow Springs, 8” of snow at Bridger Jack Mesa and up to 23” in the La Sals [...]
Weather It’s starting to feel like winter around here! The first significant storm of the winter season has wrapped up and while it didn’t seem like much down in town, we saw significant snowfall in the La Sals. A little more than a dusting! Forest off of Geyser Pass Rd. I observed around 2-3 inches [...]
We’ve been experiencing beautiful fall weather here in Moab lately! I hope everyone has been getting out and enjoying it because it’s about to change! We are finally seeing some significant precipitation tonight, how about that smell of rain! Forecast totals look like .25" to .5" over the next 2 days. Weather.gov The highs will [...]
La Sal Mountain Snow Condition Report 12-4-18 Well folks, for those of you who are trying to deny it, winter has fully entrenched itself in Southeastern Utah!! Everyone else should put new batteries in their beacons, wax their skis, make sure their wipers and tires are ready to go and head up to geyser Pass. [...]
BRRRRRRR! 10 fresh inches and only zero degrees in Gold Basin this morning, 4 degrees at the trailhead, and only -5 on Pre-Laurel peak at 11,700'. Combine that with the 25 mph sustained and 35 mph gusts and you have a wind chill of -30 to -35 degrees on the ridge-tops. Exposed skin could begin [...]
The word on the trail is that winter is finally here! Yesterday, folks were out successfully making gentle turns on their skis in the backcountry and exploring off the road with motorized machines. It's shallow, hollow, and soft, so be careful! Roads Geyser Pass Road has not been plowed since the last storm, but is [...]
La Sal Mountain Snow Report 2-10-18 The 2nd week of February ends with our snowpack being so low for so long that folks are running out of words to describe it. We have moved beyond complaining now to just staring in awe at the numbers unfolding in our La Sals and most mountain ranges south [...]
La Sal Mountain Snow Report 1-26-18 The return of winter! We would have published our report sooner, but were too busy playing out in all of that snow! 15.54" of very low density snow fell last weekend, so we'll round up to 16" Add another 5" and we are slowly moving away from the possibility [...]