Woah.

Tl;DR: Winds have been heavy. Roughly a foot of snow fell throughout the Wasatch. Winds will stay present throughout the day. 

Nowcast: 

It has been windy. 

Data from MesoWest (I apologize for the poor image quality)

Looking at anemometers spinning atop Mt. Baldy over the past 24 hours, winds have averaged just about 30 mph, with a max gust recorded at 91 mph, which was at 1000 local time yesterday morning. Winds stayed high throughout the entire day, before briefly relaxing between 0000 and 0300 this morning, and are now back up again, blowing from the W / WSW. 

While wind was the headliner of this storm, there has been some decent snow totals as well. As you can see from the image above, wind was primarily coming from the SSW, with a brief period of NNW. The primary SSW winds help explain why places like Park City are reporting 18", while Alta has reported 12". 

There is certainly new snow to be found out there, however conditions might be impacted by the wind. The good news: it is snowing as we speak, with perhaps another 2-5" by the end of the day today.  If you get out there, be sure to wear a shell! 

Still snowing at Alta Ski Resort

Short-Term:

As stated, snow showers linger throughout the day with winds continuing. 

Today's activity will be a bit more scattered than yesterday's storm, with up to 5" of new snow. NAEFS downscale plumes show some disturbances through the week, however snow totals look to be all over the place. 

In general, yesterday's snow was the brunt of the totals, and today's conditions will likely be dictated by the winds. 

Long-Term:

Things look as if they are going to settle out with high pressure towards the end of next week. Continue checking Utah Ski Weather to see how things change! 

Backcountry Comments:

Today's danger revolves around two major hazards; wind, and new snow. 

If you plan to get out into the backcountry today, or in the days ahead, please be prepared for many changing aspects detailed by the Utah Avalanche Center.