2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
2 inches of new snow has fallen overnight, and the flurries are still flying. Bringing us to nearly 5 feet of snowfall this February. W/NW winds have calmed down overnight, after gusting to 35mph yesterday, and are expected to remain calm for the rest of the day. The snow is not expected to keep up for much longer, but will certainly have made for a nice reset out there this morning. Temps are on the rise a little bit, and theres a slight chance for some more sunshine this afternoon. Bluebird is on its way for tomorrow.
WIND AND TEMPS: Today's temps should range between 12°F at the summit, and 30°F at the base, with mid mountain temps around 20°F, and winds are expected out of the NW, gusting to 20mph at the summit. All under mostly cloudy skies.
All of this new, low density snow is really starting to settle, as the air seeps out of it. The last 8 or 9 inches of new snowfall, has not correlated with much of an increase in base depth at our weather stations. The weightless, fluffy powder we have been skiing on all week is starting to meld with our base, making for even more confident skiing, knowing that you are that much higher above the rocks and debris. Crowds have most certainly died down significantly after the crazy weekend, and today could be a bit of a sleeper day out there this morning, especially if this snow keeps delivering for a little longer. Patrol will have a bit of work to do still with some wind drifts likely forming yesterday, but other than that I'm guessing there's a good chance they get the upper mountain fairly early.
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
