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Skies are overcast.
Winds are from the west-southwest, blowing 15-20mph with gusts to 30mph. Along the highest ridgelines, anemometers are spinning 25-30mph with gusts to 50mph.
Mountain temperatures are in the single digits.
We recorded no new snow overnight and storm totals over the weekend are roughly 8-14", comprising about an inch of snow-water-equivalent. Strong winds from the northwest and particularly the southwest have wreaked havoc on the riding conditions, but left as a parting gift an easily recognizable thin layer of dust from the West Desert, now buried about a foot deep. See Greg Gagne's snow profile below
For today, we'll have light snowfall that may add up to an additional 2-4". Winds will blow from the west at 20-25mph. Mountain temperatures will remain cold in the single digits and low teens. The week looks unsettled and messy with a couple weak disturbances that may offer an inch of snow here and there.
Jerry Roberts 1948-2023
Ski area avalanche teams reported triggering shallow soft slabs of wind drifted snow with ski cuts and explosives. In the backcountry, observers triggered shallow soft slabs on a variety of aspects and elevations, generally 8-16" deep and 50' wide, the widest being 100' wide. More details
HERE Example in the upper LCC below. These drifts are big enough to knock you off your feet and drag you through trees.
