General Conditions: An oddly warm storm has delivered some precipitation. We are pushing about an inch of water so far out of this storm in about 6 inches of snow. That's some dense snow!! It's probably more like paste than powder. Good for base building, at least in the higher terrain. The rain/snow level hovered in the 8000 to 9000 foot range until about 3am when temperatures cooled a little. Snow accumulation really only happened above 8500 feet. Did I mention temperatures are warm? They were in the low 30s overnight and just recently dropped into the upper 20s. Wind has been blustery with moderate speeds in many areas and stronger speeds in the exposed terrain.

Mountain Weather: The storm will start to slow down and move out of our area as the day goes on and we may see skies clear somewhat by this afternoon. We may see a little more precipitation still this morning but I'm not expecting much more accumulation. Temperatures are going to flirt with freezing most of the day. Gusty wind this morning will slow through the day and will generally be from the west northwest. We'll have cloudy skies on Saturday with temperatures into the upper 30s in the higher terrain. Another storm moves through Sunday afternoon and into Monday which could bring another 4 to 6 inches of snow.