A snowy blanket...

extends from the highest peaks to the valley bottom, the result of a winter storm that has passed through the area, dropping more than an inch of rain on Castle Valley.

UPDATE: Mid-day, after the storm. It’s lovely but terribly muddy.

Snow water equivalent time series for the LaSal Mountain SNOTEL site (link to current data). Black line is current water year while the blue line shows the previous water year. Green line indicates the median.