No new snow on Lone Mountain, and our mid mountain base rests at only 19" after several days with temps over freezing, and winds gusting out of the Southwest to 75mph at the summit. Some reports of fun, fast, windblown skiing in the bowl yesterday, but we sit on a razors edge with the temperatures, and if things freeze up before snow falls, we could be in for a rough day.

Today's temps, and temps for the next three days are expected to range between 20°F and 38°F, with wind out of the Southwest gusting to 20mph at mid mountain. All under a mix of clouds and sun.

Madison Base opened up yesterday, but Madison 8 did not. No skiing connection between the two sides of the mountains yet. Not sure a timeline on that. Winds are expected to remain steady and snow isn't supposed to show up until some time on Tuesday. More of the same out there in terms of skiing, while the base continues to be worn away by our edges. Should still be a great day to get out there and soak up some sun, cruise some chunky groomers, and maybe even find some wind blown chalk in the Bowl. Keep praying for snow and keep being patient!

TRACE-1.5" IN LAST 24 HRS

Sorry for the delayed correspondence as we rally after a drunk woman was pounding on our door and attempting to sleep on our porch the other night, followed by our toddler contracting a stomach bug. But today we've got a trace to an inch of new snow in the last 24 hours, and flakes are currently falling! More runs and lifts opening rapidly, as Iron Horse offered up some nice powdery turns the last couple of days. My hopes are that when Moonlight opens up, that the snow pack and base over there will be significantly better than it is on the Big Sky side, however there will still be lots of sharks lurking in Headwaters bowl and off of the top of Lone Tree if things don't really pick up here soon.

Today's temps are expected to range between 28°F and 38°F, with that warm breeze continuing to howl out of the West/Southwest, gusting to 50mph at the summit. All under snowy skies that are expected to deliver some minimal freshies throughout the day today.

A better chance for snow tonight and into tomorrow, with sun expected through the weekend before we can hope for our next storm. Things are improving bit by bit, and it seems ski patrol has been going hard to attack all of the weak snow layer that formed early this season, only to be covered up by heavy wind slabs after this new snow followed by high winds. Warmer temps today and through this weekend, keep praying for snow and letting the SnoFax community of any potential hazards out on the mountain. 

LOBO: 7" LOOKOUT: 6.5" BAVARIA: 6.5" ANDESITE: 6"

Yesterday's bomb of a storm dropped 6" throughout the day, with another 1" falling overnight, bringing us 6-7" of powder in the last 24 hrs. Temps were in the 20's and have dropped into the teens over night, allowing this pow to continue to settle in at mid mountain, up high NW winds gusted to 30mph, windbuffing out yesterday's turns. And turns were indeed made up high yesterday, with Challenger open for public, and reports saying it was pretty good! More ropes to drop today, hopefully Elk Park Ridge and more. A rope drop run is something special, skiing untouched snow in bounds, but keep your wits about you!

Today's temps are expected to be similar to yesterday, ranging between 15°F at mid mountain, and 27°F at the base, and yessiree we can hope for even more snow today/tonight! Winds are expected to continue swriling in from the W/SW, gusting to 20mph at mid mountain by the end of the day.

Last I heard Moonlight's projected opening date was still about a week away, I wonder if there is anybody in the SnoFax community that can clear the air on that, especially now that we keep getting dumped on. Mid mountain base sits at 2 feet this morning at the SNOTEL, but there's still plenty of settling for this snow to do. Keep praying for snow and making the most of every inch we get! Thankyou all for your contributions to SnoFax. That's what this is all about. A snow report by the people, for the people. I am nothing special, I just love this mountain, together we are strong, and prepared to make the most of it.