NO NEW SNOW FOR 24 HOURS
MID MOUNTAIN BASE DEPTH 5 FEET
No significant snow for a few days here on Lone Mountain, but the story is the cold today. The resort has officially predicted delayed openings of their skiing, now that temps have dropped below -15°F at mid mountain--and below--as this is their threshold temp for lift operations. The summit is currently boasting -23°F and there's not a cloud in the sky. It's dead calm and the freeze has settled in. Very little change to the mountain over the past few days in fact, but things are not deteriorating much at all as the wind is not stripping anything away, there's not that many people skiing due to the cold, and of course nothing is melting. Yesterday's frigid temps were really not bad at all, sure temps didn't get above 0°F at mid mountain, but the sun was doing work keeping things warm. The pie in the ski is going to have a bit more work to do today to warm up our surfaces, but there should be a few hours during the middle of the day that are going to be quite bearable if your layer up right.
WIND AND TEMPS: Temps are gonna range between -25°F at the summit, and 5°F at the base, with mid mountain temps threatening to hover below -15°F until about 11am, so don't plan on getting out early. Come noon, our base and mid mountain should be warm enough to open a couple of lifts, I would be weary of the North Side though. Winds are calm and swirling out of the North. All under bluebird skies.
Our next snowy system is rolling in tomorrow, starting from the South, thankfully it's looking like things shouldn't be as windy as the last one. From the South Face to the North Facing Headwaters, things are holding up well, looking chalky and covered, and our midmountain is a casual skiers paradise. We could see the perfect storm with lines being packed for a powdery President's day, but there's going to be plenty of room to spread out and plenty of great skiing to be had. Pray for a big dump... or two.
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
