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. 

24 HR SNOW: TRACE-1"

Just about a trace to an inch of snow across the resort in the last 24 hours. Temps are in the 20's at mid mountain and Westerly winds are gusting to 50mph at the summit. Once again snow is expected this evening, but if the winds pick up, maybe we will see some flakes before the lifts stop spinning today. Expect more cross loading in the Bowl, and possibly some wind buffed turns on the top Challenger, once you get out of the rocks. More off piste options at mid mountain now as well including Rice Bowl, which can be a great place to find wind loaded stashes on low snow days.

Today's temps are expected to range between 16°F, and 28°F, with winds out of the S/SW gusting to 40mph at mid mountain by the end of the day. All under mostly cloudy skies with snow not expected to fall until 4pm, but I'm feeling a bit more optimistic than that.

Every day is still a low snow day really, with the mid mountain base just below 2 feet deep. This storm that is expected to linger all weekend is forecasted to bring warmer wetter snow, along with more sustained winds than we have seen thus far. It all is going to depend on how the cold air creeps down from the North to meet with these strong winds out of the South. Since we've opened temps have for the most part been truly ideal for skiing, not to cold not too warm. Hopefully this snowy weekend primes us to get through what looks like a mini-warm snap next week.

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.