3" NEW SNOW IN 24 HRS
3" of new snow blew in with whiteout conditions yesterday afternoon, and skies have since cleared up overnight. Westerly winds have continued to rip, gusting 50mph. All of this wind is taking a toll on our mountain, as we saw yesterday with the Bone Crusher avalance above Swifty, I am not sure how patrol has responded across the rest of the mountain, but I am certain they are taking extra caution with all of these heavy wind slabs that have formed over the past week. Looks like Challenger provided nice, wind buffed skiing yesterday. Today should provide more of the same, with untouched groomers this morning.
WIND AND TEMPS: Todays temps shouldd range between 3°F at the summit, and 23°F at the a base, with mid mountain temps in the low teens, and Winds are expected to continue out of the SouthWest, hopefully gusting to only about 30mph at the summit by noon. All of this under mostly cloudy skies, with more snow expected after close and for the next couple of days.
Expect more of the same out there today, chalky conditions up high, and wind buffed bumps down low and in the trees. Certainly yesterday's few inches did not have time to get skied out, and the wind likely reset a lot of it overnight. Looks like tomorrow we can finally expect another calm, slow rolling NW system to deliver us some powder. Enough of this wind, it's too stressful. Thankfully we have a great group of patrollers that work tirelessly to try to maintain control of this entirely uncontrollable mountain.
Thankyou for the contributions to SnoFax yesterday with info about the avalanche, espcially to Luke and Bryce, would love to see more of this on a regular basis. We are nearing 150 members which is amazing! And of course extra thanks to all of you supporters.
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
