4-5" OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT
About 4-5" of new snow has fallen early this morning, over the span of just a few hours, this stuff is light and fluffy and the flurries are still falling, expected to fall for most of the day. Our S/SW winds roared all day yesterday, and into the night, hitting over 85mph at the summit. Thankfully, as those winds rapidly died down around 3am, this snow started falling. No saying exactly how deep it will be out there today, some areas could be drifted in well over a foot, some could be scoured with just these fresh few inches piled on top. Once again the tree line is never a bad call, especially on the North Side.
WIND AND TEMPS: Today's temps are expected to be slightly warmer than yesterday, ranging from 10°F at the summit, to 34°F at the base this afternoon, with mid mountain temps in the 20's. Winds are shifting more Northerly, coming in form the W/NW, gusting to about 40mph at the summit, and 20mph at mid mountain. All under cloudy snowy skies with another inch or so expected throughout the day.
As the day goes on we can expect our lower mountain to warm gradually like it typically does in the spring, but our upper and mid mountain may actually grow colder, as colder air from the W/NW continues rolling through. This rapid shift from SW winds to NW wind can create for a wonderful weather window where cold smoke snow just settles in over Lone Mountain for an extended period of time, let's pray that heavens powder windows stay open. Keep your head on a swivel out there today for those St. Patty's day enthusiasts. Ski smart and ski safe and make sure you're able to keep enjoying this powder!
As always, remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.
