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The day after Christmas is typically one of the busiest days of the season at Utah ski resorts with long lines, full parking lots and busy canyon highways the norm.
So what can skiers expect during the holiday season?
Looking at recent snow totals at http://www.skiutah.com, resorts are reporting as much as 15 inches of snow at Powder Mountain in the last 24 hours to as little as one inch at Deer Valley.
It is looking as though skiers will enjoy sunny skies but extremely cold temperatures in the mountain areas.
Though it's obviously not a ski area, there was a report of a wind chill adjusted temperature of minus-36 at Bryce Canyon National Park early Monday.
December 26 temperatures around 10 a.m. showed the mercury as high as 15 degrees at Nordic Valley and as low as five at Eagle Point. It was even colder at the tops of mountains, so dress accordingly.
The extended weather forecast shows clear to partly cloudy skies until Saturday — New Year's Eve — when the next storm rolls into town.
It also looks as though even though the Wasatch Front had a 100-year storm on Christmas and Christmas Eve, resorts could use a little more of a base.
Snow depths ranged from highs of 69 inches at Brighton, Snowbird and Alta toto 18 inches at Nordic Valley.
Road conditions to the resorts were generally good.
The bottom line is skiing should be good and weather sunny but cold this week. Just expect heavy traffic and a lift line or two during the busiest time of the year for ski resorts.