SHUT OUT

4-03-23 by dave

The Canyon was closed for the day due to high slide activity. The Faithful were shut out, but the hill opened for the folks who were in the Village for the event. It snowed all day adding to the pack, but the visibility was very difficult with the fog that hung on the hill for this event. The UDOT team were working hard to get the road cleared after serious deposition occurred in numerous slide paths.

Jake sent this screen shot of the work to clear this slide. That is a lot of snow!!!
Jake sent this shot of the scale of the snow banks after snow blowing efforts had been completed.
Another shot from Jake of some very interesting wind work on the snow surface. Amazing!

Tomorrow, expect continued closure of the Canyon as the storm is still centered just on the door step and there is a lot more snow upstream, which will move in overnight and during the day tomorrow. The conditions on the hill are deep and getting deeper, and I don’t expect the visibility to improve much, if at all. Expect delays on the hill as well as uncertain times on the Canyon opening. Be sure to check the Bird’s site for updates. There is a lot more to come so stay tuned. Don’t touch that dial!!!

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