Presidents weekend will begin with a 10+ day tomorrow in the mountains as a high amplitude ridge builds over northern Utah. By tomorrow afternoon, 700-mb temperatures (near crest level) are up near -2ºC.
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| Source: http://weather.utah.edu |
With the sun higher in the sky, it's going to feel quite warm, but the snow should hold up well at upper-elevations on the north side of the compass. For those of you looking for a bluebird resort day, you really can't do much better, and you should take full advantage as the weather will be changing on Sunday.
I conclude today with a big congratulations to Ted Ligety who won his 3rd gold in the 2013 Alpine World Championship today. It's the first time an individual has won 3 golds at an Alpine World Championship since Jean Claude Killy won 4 in the 1968 Olympics (which at the time also served as the world championship).
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| Source: US Ski Team |
I attended the 2001 Alpine World Championships in St. Anton. I recall riding a chairlift with an Austrian ski instructor on the morning of the super-G and he asked us who the big American was. We said "Daron Rahlves," to which he responded, "never heard of him." A couple hours later we stood in the finish line area and watched Daron win the gold. What an experience.
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