About a foot or more of new snow fell yesterday but it was fairly dense and the strong west wind created dense, windslab conditions on most slopes. The new snow was disappointingly stiff and upside down in many areas.

There is a total of about 2.5 feet of snow on the upper elevation, shady slopes but there was almost no snow on the south facing and west facing slopes where many rocks and other obstacles lurk beneath the new snow. It's the kind of conditions that force people to head to the exact same slopes most prone to avalanches because they also have the best snow for skiing and boarding.