unprecedented

 I don't so much post real-time here.  For example, since the last post, we've spent a weekend in Moab (which I'll share in a little bit) and then we had a monster snowstorm in northern Utah.  Right now, as of the date I'm both writing and posting, Alta has gotten 877 inches and the Little Cottonwood Canyon road just opened for a couple hours after having been closed since Monday.  Alta and Snowbird are running out of food (and beer!) and employees haven't been home for days, much less the tourists who couldn't catch their flights.

The avalanche danger from this unprecedented amount of snow is off the charts.  They opened the road for a couple of hours this morning, downhill traffic only, to allow people to get out of the canyon.  Then they closed it all day, since the sun is out and the warming temperatures are causing slides like the one pictured below.  Tomorrow, Saturday, they will open the road from 5-7 a.m., downhill only, then 7-9 a.m. both directions.  The road will close until 7 p.m. when it reopens to allow people out - no exceptions, so if you want to go up to ski, you'll be there all damn day.  Unprecedented for sure.

The avalanche came off lower Superior, crossed the

canyon road and spilled onto Chickadee at Snowbird.

Luckily, no people were caught in it.  This happened

Thursday, April 6, midday.