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Currently, skies are clear and temperatures range through the 20's F. with some teens at trailhead bottoms where the colder air is sinking. Winds are out of the west/northwest and light, less than 10 mph below 10,000'. Above that elevation, winds are gusting in the teens, with gusts in the 20's at 11,000'
For today, expect sunny and mild conditions. Temperatures will rise into the mid and upper 30's, and about freezing along upper elevation ridgetops. Winds will be westerly and light, gusting into the teens at the upper elevations, with gusts into the 20's at 11,000'.
Looking ahead, skies will begin to cloud up this evening and winds will turn southwesterly on Saturday. A much-needed reset to winter with snowfall expected to begin later Saturday night and into Sunday. Current models are showing about a foot of snow by later Sunday evening.
Mark White has a
great observation from Broads Fork on Thursday where he describes the current snow surface as "a mixed bag of wind crust, rime crust and
some recrystallized powder". Wind-exposed slopes have been stripped down to the February 7 ("Dickens") rain/rime crust.
Minor, wet-loose activity on steep southerly aspects.
Our
Week in Review - where we highlight snow and avalanche activity from the past week - is available
HERE.
