Greetings winter enthusiasts, the first snow has fallen in the La Sal Mountains! Early estimates based on spotty data lead me to believe that we picked up 6"-8". If anyone gets up there send me some pictures and let me know what you find. Though avalanches are not yet a concern, it will be time to start mapping how much of this snow sticks around on the high north faces. Any that does, will surely become a layer of loose, faceted snow at the bottom of the snowpack. I'll begin issuing regular forecasts sometime in November as snow dictates.