Under clear skies, the mountain temperatures range from 15-25 °F. Winds have finally relaxed and are blowing from the north at speeds of 5-10 mph, with the occasional gust to 20 mph. As a closed low circulates by the California/Mexico border, it leaves us in no man's land, and as a result, we can expect a beautiful day with calm winds, some clouds, and no precipitation. Temperatures will climb into the mid and upper 30s °F this afternoon, and winds will remain from the north with speeds of 5-15 mph.

The wind and sun have taken their toll on the snow surface. Sun crusts on the sunnies are commonplace, and on the shadies you can expect stiff wind board on many upper elevation slopes and soft settled powder in the wind and sun-sheltered terrain.

What's the joke? "the skiing/riding is terrible, so it must be low danger?"