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Introduction: Good morning, this is Max
Forgensi with the CHECK OUT OUR NEW GROOMING
EQUIPMENT HERE. To see past advisories check out the ARCHIVE. To see current conditions go to our WEATHER PAGE. To see photos go to the AVIPHOTOS page. Please give us your observations from
the field HERE. The more observations we get, the
better this forecast can be. |
General Conditions: 2”-6” fell on the
La Sal Mountains on Thursday night and into early Friday Morning, freshening
up conditions a bit. Go up and
enjoy the conditions today and tomorrow…this appears to be the only shot of
snow we have in our foreseeable future.
Get it while its fresh. The
La Sals are hampered by a thin snow pack, we are at 76% of our normal snow
water equivalent. There are some
places to make decent turns, just watch out for ground hazards. L.U.N.A. went
up grooming yesterday afternoon and will be up again today to finish the loop
on the east side of Geyser Pass.
Extra blue (or colder wax) for all of you classic Nordic skiers. The road to the Geyser
Pass Trailhead has been plowed, although as always, 4WD is recommended. Mountain Weather: (At 10,500’) – Today:
Partly cloudy,
with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. |
Weather Station/ Location |
Snow Depth (HS):
in./cm |
New Snow (HN) in./cm |
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Current Observations:
Wind, 48 hour snow |
Geyser
Pass Trailhead (9,600’): (snotel link) |
Wx down |
0 |
Wx down |
~ |
|
24” |
0 |
N/a |
6” of fluff reported yesterday |
|
24” |
0 |
n/a |
Thin, below normal coverage |
N/a |
N/a |
9 |
North winds 13 mph gust to 28 |
Avalanche Conditions: (Link to the
International Avalanche Danger Scale here)
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We are currently calling the Avalanche danger MODERATE, meaning that human triggered avalanches are
possible. Today is going to be a
good day for a field day. Weak
snow pack structures still exist on North-East aspects and the winds
transported available snow to South-Southwest aspects for 10 hours yesterday. Expect wind slabs of up to 1’ to
exist near ridgelines in the La Sals.
Check back tomorrow for more detailed information. |