Grand County will not be plowing today so you will be on your own. Deep and drifted snow is on the road and 16" is in the parking lot. I drove down yesterday afternoon following another vehicle so at least a two track exists.
Episode 7 of the UAC Podcast "Mastery and False Mastery - An Interview with 'Big' Don Sharaf" is live. With a snow career spanning over 30 years, Don has enough mileage in the mountains to have learned a thing or two, including the profound value of humility when staring into the face of the dragon. Listen in on our conversation about the idea of mastery and if such a thing can exist in the avalanche world. Check it out on the UAC blog, ITunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Wow, that was quite a storm! 16" of low density snow stacked up in a 12 hour period yesterday providing by far the best powder conditions of the year. With clear skies today, conditions in the mountains will be sublime. Southerly winds during the storm were pretty well behaved averaging 15 mph with occasional gusts to 30 along upper elevation ridge crests. Shifting to northwesterly by late afternoon, winds made a slight bump up into the 25-30 mph range as the storm exited the area. They quickly dropped of and have been light since before midnight. 10,000' temps this morning are in the single digits.
Base depth in Gold Basin: 51" Base depth at Geyser Pass Trailhead: 37"
New snow totals in Gold Basin.
Snow totals at the Geyser Pass Trailhead, (9600')
Wind, temperature, and humidity on Pre Laurel Peak (11,700')
Road conditions to Geyser Pass Trailhead: Grand County will not be plowing today so you will be on your own. Deep and drifted snow is on the road and 16" is in the parking lot. I drove down yesterday afternoon following another vehicle so at least a two track exists.
Grooming conditions: Trails are not groomed and are covered in deep snow.