2" NEW SNOW LAST 24 HOURS, WIND DRIFTS TO 5"
The sun is poking through the clouds more than it has been for what feels like ages. Our drive home after work took 3 hours after we got stuck in the canyon due to a wreck. This wait included my wife changing a blown out diaper in the back of our Subaru. I sincerely apologize for not posting something about the black ice nature of the canyon road last night!
Now about the skiing, temps have dropped at least 10°F at mid mountain from yesterday, and calm NW winds have trickled in. All of this light new snow may start to feel a little heavier as it settles, but regardless it is deep and forigiving nearly everywhere you go. More viz should make for epic upper mountain skiing, but we are not talking bluebird conditions today, just less socked in hopefully. More snow is expected to start falling this afternoon.
WIND AND TEMPS: Today's temperatuers are expected to range between 9°F at the summit, to 25°F at the base, with mid mountain temps in the teens, and winds are expected out of the West/Northwest gusting to 20mph at the summit. Things should be calm and cool out there, and a bit less humid than what we have been skiing.
Crowds are still manageable, but the main routes are quite busy. No need to rush through the crowds! Keep moving from lift to lift and you can ski great snow all day long. Whatever obstacles that remain poking through this base are minimal threats, and hopefully the snow around them has been packed to the point where we can see them totally covered over the next few months. Don't go where nobody else has gone, as there's a reason nobody has gone there.
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
