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Currently-
A few high clouds drifting into the area along with a strengthening southerly flow, helped keep overnight temperatures rather balmy. Currently it's in the mid to upper 20's, with a few lower elevation remote weather sites registering near freezing. Meanwhile, back along the high peaks, southerly winds blow 30-50 mph. Riding and turning conditions are a bit hit or miss and there's no lack of hard old tracks, slick crusts, and scratchy snow. But wait... there's more! If cool, shallow snow is your thang... you'll find it on wind sheltered, upper elevation, northerly facing slopes.
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For today-
A mild southerly flow strengthens today, clouds thicken, temperatures climb into the mid 40's, and southerly winds crank into the 50's as the day progresses. A rather weak storm system crosses the region tonight through Sunday, delivering a few inches of high density snow.
Futurecast-
Snow showers linger into Sunday with a break slated for early Monday. Looks like the next storm on tap for midweek dives to the south and it's a roll of the dice for us if we see any significant storminess. Clearing weather rounds out the work week. However, a glimmer of hope for snow appears in the long range, perhaps beginning mid month.
Whilst traveling in Upper Chalk Creek midweek, I spotted a few shallow sluffs on very steep slopes facing the north half of the compass. Otherwise no earth-shattering avalanche activity to report.
Ted was in Whitney Basin Thursday and noted... "No red flags where I traveled, but I would imagine with the warm weather, some lower elevation sunny slopes are getting soft and unsupportable".
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