Introduction:
Good morning, this is Max Forgensi with the CHECK OUT OUR NEW GROOMING
EQUIPMENT HERE. To see past advisories check out the ARCHIVE. To see current conditions go to our WEATHER PAGE. To see photos go to the AVIPHOTOS page. Please give us your observations from
the field HERE. The more observations we get, the
better this forecast can be. |
Weather Station/ Location |
Snow Depth (HS):
in./cm |
New Snow (HN) in./cm |
|
Current Observations:
Wind, 48 hour snow |
Geyser
Pass Trailhead (9,600’): (snotel link) |
8.5” |
0 |
23 |
Warming |
|
~ |
0 |
~ |
Warming |
|
24” |
0 |
~ |
POWDER (& rocks!) |
~ |
~ |
21.4 |
11 Gust 20 from
West |
Avalanche Conditions: (Link to the
International Avalanche Danger Scale here)
– Not much new info to report.
Check out some of the avalanches we saw on our tour last Wednesday here.
There was widespread activity on North and NE facing slopes and the snowpack
tests we did supported those observations. The La Sal snowpack is highly
variable, layered, and showed a significant weakness at the old/new snow
interface. It is worth noting that some of these slides stepped down to the
ground and produced some pretty large avalanches. Being 7 days out from the bulk of the storm with these
cold temperatures is a definite stabilizing and this high-pressure dome is
keeping the winds light (no transport). While the hazard is on a decreasing trend, we still feel
that there is a possibility of avalanches on steep North and NE facing slopes
that have not run yet and are keeping the avalanche danger rating at MODERATE on these high elevation N and NE facing
slopes. Sunny side slopes have poor cover so stay clear until we get more
snow, which seems like it’s going to be a while…think snow! |