Introduction:
Good
morning, this is Max Forgensi with the
If you
have been out in the backcountry, please post your OBSERVATIONS with us!
To
check out past advisories, go to ARCHIVE. To check out the current, go to our WEATHER page.
If you
would like to see some SNOWPIT profiles, click
the link…and more to come.
Current
Conditions:
This weekend is perfect for Ozone’s snow kiting event up on the Skyline
for the 25th and 26th.
A High wind advisory is in effect until 11
p.m. MST Saturday night. The strong winds and hard surfaces
will make travel easy and FAST…be careful!
For all of you other winter sports enthusiasts, today will be the last
day that the snow is going to soften up for a bit. A cold front is passing through the region on Sunday which will
keep the high temperatures below freezing and turn any sun effected slopes into
what I like to call, “the great coral reef”.
SO GO OUT TODAY!!! Consolidated powder will be found on due
North aspects above 9,500’…everywhere else, wait until the sun starts to soften
things up, which is by mid-morning.
Click the links below to find out
up to date information at these weather stations on the Skyline.
Mammoth/Cottonwood SNOTEL
(8,800’): 62.5” of snow on the ground. It is 27 degrees out at
Seeley Creek SNOTEL (10,000’):
There is 52” of snow on the ground.
It is 23 degrees out at
There is about 71” of snow on the ground at the Miller Flat Trailhead.
Mountain
Weather:
Today: Partly cloudy. South wind 31 mph.
High 42.
Tonight: Chance of thunderstorms then snow. Snow accumulation 5 inches.
Probability of measurable precipitation 80 percent. Southwest wind 29 mph. Low
11.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Snow accumulation 1 inch.
Probability of measurable precipitation 30 percent. West wind 15 mph. High 23.
Avalanche
Conditions: (Click here for the International
Avalanche Danger Scale)
Spring has officially sprung on the Skyline. The sun is higher in the sky, staying out longer and effecting
the snow every day more and more. This
is the time to start thinking about wet point releases on those South and West
aspects in the afternoon. Starting out
this morning the BOTTOM LINE is going to be an avalanche danger of LOW, which will increase to MODERATE on solar aspects
in the afternoon if it warms up. Today’s
winds will limit the warm up and the temperatures are not going to get as warm
as yesterday either, meaning you might not see any wet activity at all. Secondly those monster cornices are hanging
out everywhere on the Skyline. They
shouldn’t pose an avalanche problem today though. Take care and we will update this tomorrow.
*The advisory
is also available via recorded message at (800) 648-7433