Nowcast- Yesterday's storm slides into the four corners and that always brings an unwelcome combo of northeast wind and very cold temperatures. Currently, under partly cloudy skies, temperatures start the day in the single digits at the trailheads, but along the ridges they clock in right around -6 degrees as northeast winds blow in the 60's. Factoring in windchill, temperatures are dangerously cold, right around -40 degrees (or 232 degrees Kelvin)... which ever you prefer. In either case, riding and turning conditions have gone from hero to zero, though I bet a few swaths of cold, creamy snow exist in very wind sheltered, mid and low elevation terrain.
Forecast- Look for mostly cloudy skies with an occasional snow shower or two. High temperatures barely crack into the teens and crater into negative territory overnight. Northeast winds crank in the 50's and 60's this morning, but taper off as the day wares on.
Futurecast- High pressure builds Thursday into the weekend with a hint for storminess to start the work week. Details are hazy, but we'll narrow things down in the next few days and report back to y'all soon.
Ted was on the east side of the range and comments... "I don't remember when I've seen the East Fork Bear Drainage look this white and filled in, normally this is a very thin and sparse area. Click
HERE for Ted's informative trip report and always informative insights.
Huge thanks for all the great obs streaming in from the eastern front. Even more detailed trip reports and recent obs are found
HERE.
No significant avalanche activity to report, but if ya wanna geek out, click
HERE to track this years slide activity throughout the range.
