Overview
- Resorts and ski-area cameras posted photos and video on Monday showing the season’s first measurable snow with visible accumulation at Brighton, Solitude and Snowbird.
- The National Weather Service forecasts 4 to 10 inches in the Upper Cottonwoods and as much as 1 to 2 feet in parts of the western Uintas over the next few days.
- Remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel delivered multiple inches of rain that caused flash flooding, road closures and rescues in places such as Moab before colder air lowered the snow line.
- Some summer recreation services and Cedar Breaks National Monument remain closed because of hazardous road and trail conditions, and resorts have paused select operations for safety.
- Natural Resources Conservation Service data show mountain soil moisture has jumped to near 20-year highs for mid-October, improving short-term snowpack prospects and giving resorts conditional confidence in November opening targets.