3-5" IN LAST 24 HOURS
Well a little bit of snow fell throughout the day yesterday, then a few more inches piled up fast late in the day before the sun went down. Flurries have continued on and off, all night long. This snow is rolling in from the Southwest, with winds gusting over 50mph at the summit, creating some very large wind drifts. When winds are blowing this strong the upper mountain terrain can vary greatly. Expect some areas to be absolutely loaded, and others to be stripped. North facing aspects may be catching the most of this snow. When in doubt head for the tree line as blowing snow can always find a place to rest in the woods.
WIND AND TEMPS: Today's temps should range between 10°F at the summit, and 34°F at the base this afternoon, with mid mountain temps in the teens all day, once again. Winds are expected to continue howling out of the Southwest, gusting to 60mph at the summit later today, and hitting 30mph at mid mountain. All under mostly cloudy skies with flurries on and off throughout the day.
You're gonna want to dress warm out there today, it may be spring break but it is most certainly still winter on Lone Mountain, you may get warm at the base, but the difference at mid mountain will be very noticeable. Keep an eye out for windholds as winds at these speeds out of the Southwest can effect a lot of our lifts. The Andesite weather station is reading the deepest right now, hard to tell if it's just because of the wind, or if there's actually more snow there. Sometimes when winds are this strong higher up, the weather settles more easily over Andesite, and can load that mountain a bit more, especially when coming from the Southwest. Regardless, this snow will make for another great reset, and will be all mixed in with whatever powder remained from a couple of days ago. Pray that it keeps on dumping!
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
