Current Conditions: Wind increased over the last 24 hours and we picked up another 3 to 6 inches of new snow. Wind has been moderate to strong from the west. It is currently slowing a little bit. Temperatures made it up to around 20˚F or a bit warmer on Tuesday and dropped back into the low teens overnight. The newer snow is starting to feel a little upside down due to settlement and wind. In many areas you punch deep into the weak facets at the base.
Mountain Weather: It looks like it's going to be a bit breezy today. Wind from the southwest should increase as the day goes on and become pretty strong by tonight. We'll have mostly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the mid teens. Another system will move through tonight with snowfall starting later today. I'm expecting 4 to 8 inches by mid day Thursday. Periods of snow continue through the rest of the week with the most organized system moving through on Saturday.
Every day I go out to do fieldwork I find more natural avalanches. As of Tuesday, I still rate these as "pockety" smaller avalanches but this is changing. This one ran on Wedding Ring Ridge sometime between Monday and Tuesday. Wind loading was a big contributor.
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