Mount Shasta

Small wind slabs are possible near and above treeline, but limited in size and distribution. Slabs will not be big enough to bury a person. The primary risk remains human versus earthly objects. We've received a few inches of new snow over the past 24 hours with moderate west/northwest wind. Today's next round of weather will perform similar to yesterday. We are still in our snowpack building phase. Tread lightly out there. 

Appropriately, snow is on the ground in Mount Shasta City on December 1st! Winter's first round of storms is nothing to write home about, but the slow trickle is okay with us, just don't shut it off. We observed a few inches of new snow on the mountain over the past 24 hours (see observation from the Old Ski Bowl), and more of the same today. Precipitation will taper and temperatures are warming into tomorrow. Snow cover is still thin, but skiing is possible on Mount Shasta. One had to boot to 7,800 feet before skis and skins could be used yesterday. West/northwest wind has been blowing, and small wind slabs are possible, but we don't foresee them as a legitimate problem today. Rocks, trees, bushes and other objects are still doing a good job anchoring snow in place. Overall, Mount Shasta has about a foot of snow on the ground at treeline.  On the west side in the Castle Lake and Mt Eddy zones, the weather stations are recording 3–5 inches.