The snow pack is getting tired and thin, and in spite of the past week's optimism for beautiful mountain scenery and high elevation re-crystallized powder, I must say it is getting harder to remain enthusiastic in the face of the incredible shrinking snow pack. Snow surface conditions are mostly a variety of wind and sun crusts with only occasional pockets of soft, powder-like snow found in extremely sheltered areas. Corn-like conditions are developing on sun exposed slopes but the problem is in finding a continuous line as many southerly aspects are melted out down to the ground.
Light north easterly winds overnight have shifted to the SW this morning. Temperatures are already warm at 36 degrees on Pre Laurel Peak.
Bare south facing slopes above 11,000'
North faces hanging in there but the snow isn't exactly soft.
La Sal Mountains Current Weather
Wind speeds and temperature at 11,700' on Pre-Laurel Peak.
New snow totals and temperature at Geyser Pass Trailhead.
New snow totals and temperature in Gold Basin.
Abajo / Blue Mountains.
Low snow conditions continue to plague the Abajo Mountains.
Winds and temperature on Abajo Peak.
Snow total at Buckboard Flat.