The plan was to get up to the high ridge line before the front arrived to get a look and see if there was any new activity, got there about the same time the front hit. Did note one large avalanche in South Monitor that I put on the Avy list. By the time we reached the radio towers above Radar Love we decided to pull the plug due to zero visibility, intense winds and thunder and lightning. I would think that there was a nice avalanche cycle this morning due to the intense wind loading and new heavy snow.

Photos: Wet snow sticking to the windward side of the trees, Jim Steenburg battling against the wind on the ridge line, short lived glimpse of South Monitor.

Hard not to go with high after all the heavy snow and wind, plus natural avalanches were occurring. That being said after things settle out I think that our snow pack is going to be in pretty good shape, except lower elevation where the rain took its toll on snow depths.