NOWCAST-
Last night's Snow Moon lived up to its reputation, helping to usher in a mini-storm which stacked up an inch of low density snow across the range. No game changer just yet, but after nearly a month with no measurable snow, we'll take every flake we can get! Cold air filtering into the region right around midnight swung anemometers around to the west and winds clock in at 20-30 mph along the high peaks, whilst temperatures hover in the teens and low 20's. A little snow might not dramatically improve riding conditions, but it will go a long way to lift spirits. And yes... I think I caught you smiling just thinking of the notion of fresh snow :)
FORECAST-
Another upstream wiggle is in the queue and it passes through the region later this morning. Under mostly cloudy skies we'll see another inch, maybe two, stack up before skies clear around dinner time. Temperatures and wind don't vary much from where we're at this morning and overnight lows crash into the single digits.
FUTURECAST-
High pressure returns to round out the work week and we'll see sunny skies with warm temperatures through Saturday. A potential pattern change evolves for early next week and computer models suggest a stronger storm on tap for late Sunday and Monday. Too early to tell, but we'll track the facts and get back to you with the latest updates.
Chad took his Brackpack for a super, pre-Super Bowl tour near Soapstone and found a variety of snow surface conditions. In between old tracks, wind funk, and varying degrees of supportable suncrusts, Chad's posse found a few patches of soft snow on mid elevation, sheltered slopes. His very informative and most excellent trip report is found
HERE.Trip reports and current state of the snowpack observations are found
HERE.
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No significant avalanche activity to report
