It’s wintertime, and this is local Eric Trenbeath’s season. For the past decade, he’s spent his winters all over the La Sal and Abajo Mountain ranges, examining conditions as the regional forecaster. And he’s witnessed Moab’s growing interest in winter sports. For a town not really known for them - it’s notable. “It’s quite a unique desert winter community,” he says. Today on the news, we check in with forecaster Trenbeath about the upcoming winter recreation season.
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// Photo: A recent photo of the La Sal Mountains from the Moab Area Forecast page on the Utah Avalanche Center website. The site is replete with weather and snow conditions, special announcements, and up to date photos. Informs their caption, ‘the open slope has been completely cross loaded by up canyon winds. Notice the pillowy nature of the snow across the entire slope.’ Credit Utah Avalanche Center
// Utah Avalanche Center: Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
https://utahavalanchecenter.org/forecast/moab
