General Conditions: There was noticeable snow settlement between Saturday and Sunday. Trail breaking on skis was much easier, although there are still many places where your skis punch through the new snow into the loose sugary facets lurking below. Snowmachines trench deep into those facets. Lots of people got stuck over the weekend and wallowed in waist-deep junk trying to get unstuck. Under thin clouds on Sunday, temperatures were well into the mid 30s and only dropped into the upper 20s to around 30°F overnight. The wind has been generally light from the southwest.
For a little more about conditions on Sunday, check out THIS BACKCOUNTRY OBSERVATION from Logan Addis.
Mountain Weather: The big picture is we'll have warmer temperatures this week with a chance of a small shot of snow on Wednesday. For today, we'll have thin clouds for most of the day, perhaps thickening up later on. Temperatures will probably hit 40°F in the mountains. Wind from the southwest will be light to moderate in speed.
Late Sunday, we received a report of an avalanche in Caribou Basin within the Snake Creek Drainage involving a snowmachiner. Search and rescue teams and the UAC will be on the site early this morning and we will keep you informed as we learn more about this avalanche.
Closer to home here on the Skyline, another avalanche was reported on Sunday. This one most likely released naturally toward the tail end of the storm. This was in Flat Canyon just west of Boulger. MORE DETAILS HERE
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