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The melt water in the snow appears to be draining well and it's generally stable in most places. The Leap Day/ March 1 dust layer has melted back onto the snow surface at low and mid elevations, and observers report variable and crusty conditions. People might find nice spring "corn snow" on select slopes for a short window of time in the morning, but heightened wet avalanche conditions may develop on some slopes in the midday heat.
It's 35 °F this morning at the 8400' Tony Grove Snotel at 5:00 AM, and there is 94 inches of total snow containing 119% of normal snow water equivalent (SWE). On Logan Peak, winds are blowing from the west-northwest around 20 mph, and it's 27 ° F at 9700' in elevation.
At the new Paris Peak weather station at 9500', it's also 27°F, and the wind is from the west-northwest, blowing 20 to 25 mph, with gusts near 40 mph. I'm reading 27° F at the new Card Canyon weather station at 8800', with 81" total snow.
Today will be sunny and high temperatures at around 8500' in elevation will rise to around 44° F. Winds will blow from the west at 8 to 16 mph. Hopefully, mountain temperatures will drop below freezing tonight, with an expected low temperature of around 28° F. It will be mostly cloudy with a good chance of snow showers, but little in the way of accumulation is expected.
Snow showers are expected tomorrow with a high temperature around 43° F and increasing winds from the south-southwest blowing 16 to 25 mph, with gusts near 40 mph. 1 or 2 inches could accumulate on upper-elevation slopes in the afternoon.
Snow showers will continue Saturday night and Sunday, with 3 to 7 inches of accumulation possible in upper-elevation terrain.
