3-6" of freshies in last 24 HRS, Higher Elevations Favored

3-6" of Cold Smoke freshies have blanketed the resort, as cold air from the Northwest has plummeted the temp down to -15°F at the summit. It seems like most of the mid mountain got about 3", and portions of the upper mountain may see even double that accumulation. Winds are not howling, but will certainly be a factor, moving a lot of this super light snow around, still gusting to about 30mph at the summit. Dress for the coldest day of skiing so far this year! 

Today's temps are expected to range between -10°F at the summit, and 15°F at the base, with mid mountain temps in the single digits until noon, and winds are expected to continue out of the West/Northwest, gusting to about 20mph at the summit. All under bluebird sunny skies.

It's a bluebired freshie reset day, with great turns being provided all around the resort over the past few days simply from wind reseting and a little bit of snow here and there, it sure is shaping up to be another great day on the mountain with this cold smoke to boot. Expect some great upper mountain turns to be found, wherever the wind has favored. Still could use quite a bit of base depth out there, but we are nearing that sweet spot number of about 40" mid mountain base depth where things start to really turn on. For now, ski with the end in mind, I have high hopes for this season, and we've got a week of sun ahead of us. 

Just a trace of new snow. 85mph South winds yesterday! Sun and fun, warm temps, wind buffed skiing! Merry Christmas! Christ is born!

No new snow today but the 15" of snow we've gotten in the last week has dramatically transformed the skiing. There's great powdery snow to be found in the Bowl, and fun wind buffed skiing to be had off of Challenger, and into the Headwaters. South Winds gusting to 75mph overnight likely continued to load up the The Bowl and the Headwaters, while scouring the South Faces of the peak and Challenger. Still no Lone Tree on the North Side, sounds like we just need more snow over there... 

Today's temps are expected to be similar to yesterday, ranging between 23°F at the summit, and 37°F down at the base, with winds howling stronger than yesterday, gusting to 40mph at mid mountain. All under mostly cloudy skies.

Looks like we are going to get some more snow for Christmas! A few more days of warmer temps, ripping winds, and snow blowing in out of the Southwest before temps drop halfway through the weekend and we have a chance to top things off with a little Northwest storm action, then cold wintery temps and sun into next week. There sure are a lot of people out on the mountain but the skiing is nice and that Gondola sure helps keep people spread out! A Christmas cheer is in the air and the snow is not nearly as bad in Big Sky as it is in a lot of other places.  As always remember to stay safe, and have fun out there.