I can't think of many reasons to go up into the mountains today beyond a fondness for wind. Currently blowing in the 20-30 mph with gusts to 40 along ridge tops, southerly winds will continue to howl ahead of a Pacific storm system tracking through to the north. We did not get a solid re-freeze last night, and snow conditions are a mixed bag of crusty, punchy and wind blasted surfaces.
The snow is going fast in the Abajos and on Friday I took a road tour round the range. South facing slopes are mostly dry ground all the way to the peaks, and many SE and SW aspects are melted out as well. Ribbons of skiable snow remain on east facing aspects above 9000', and north facing snow is hanging in there though conditions are a marginal mixed bag on those slopes. Traiheads are melted out and there is 13" on the ground at Camp Jackson and 22" at Buckboard Flat.
From the east (04/07/17).
From the southeast (04/07/17).
From the southwest (04/07/17
Snow totals, temperature and humidity at Camp Jackson (8858')
Snow totals, temperature and humidity at Buckboard Flat (8924')
No recent avalanche activity to report.