Alta - April 2011

I am getting ready to ski for three days in Alta.  My wife graciously green lighted a 40th birthday, spring trip with my brother Andy and my best friend from Kellogg, Bill.  It is Monday and I am excited.  The weather looks amazing....and not spring like!

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WEAK FAST MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES TUESDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
NORTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INTO CENTRAL UTAH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL FOCUS NEAR
THE FRONT... WITH SNOW FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH RAIN AND
OR SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A MUCH COLDER AND MORE ENERGETIC STORM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN GREAT BASIN LATE INTO THE WEEK. THIS STORM WILL BRINGING
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN UTAH...FIRST ACROSS NORTHWEST
UTAH LATE THURSDAY...THEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE
FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST VALLEY RAINS AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE STORM WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS UTAH THIS COMING WEEKEND.
MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF TWO FEET POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL
SEE MAINLY SNOW...