Here's a great new video which defines responsibilty to ourselves and others in the backcountry-
Backcountry Responsibility Objective from Trent Meisenheimer on Vimeo.
High clouds drifted into the region overnight, as a weak system slides through the north half of the state. Current temperatures are in the mid 20 to upper 20's and west-southwest winds are blowing 20-40 mph along the high peaks. Thursdays storm helped freshen things up somewhat and today you'll still find soft, settled snow in wind sheltered, shady terrain.
JG kills it with his pit profiles. Here you can clearly see our current snowpack setup. More on his travels are found here.
Heads up! Thursday's ferocious winds toppled trees throughout the range. Probably a good idea to have a saw handy in case you find yourself dead-ended in the woods.
Trip reports and observations are found here.
A few shallow, yet very manageable fresh drifts were noted along the leeward side of upper elevation ridges.
Recent avalanche observations are found here
See or trigger an avalanche? Shooting cracks? Hear a collapse? It's simple. Go here to fill out an observation.