NOWCAST-
A dry cold front slides through the region early this morning, knocking temperatures into the single digits, and bumping northwest winds into the mid 20's along the high peaks. Tuesday's surprise storm went a long way to cushion old tracks, tired surface snow, and suncrusts. Avoid bottom feeding by steering your snow rig to mid elevation, wind sheltered, low angle terrain facing the north half of the compass and you're gonna be rewarded with a smooth ride.
FORECAST-
A few high clouds drift through the area this morning, but those should dissipate as the day wares on. West and northwest winds blow in the 20's and 30's and temperatures climb into the upper 20's.
FUTURECAST-
High pressure and warming temperatures round out the work week and linger through the weekend. Our potential weather change for early next week looks a bit more uncertain. We'll have a better feel in the next day or two.
My field day plans and ridge access got shut down yesterday by this crew of locals traipsing along the high ridges.
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While manageable in size and depth, yesterday, a handful of new snow sluffs were reported on steep slopes throughout the range.
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