You can travel around in the mountains safely if you avoid steep upper elevation more northerly facing terrain. However, northwest, north and northeast facing steep slopes still have a CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger. Human triggered avalanches are likely in this terrain.
These are all Red Flags for avalanches. This stuff indicates avalanches are possible.
Current Conditions: The photo above shows the skiff of snow from Tuesday. You can also see that the snow has been affected by the wind. Despite not getting much new snow and some stronger wind, there is some decent snow for riding right now. Temperatures remain cold and are in the single digits this morning. Ridgetop temperatures are in the mid 20s. It's colder in the canyon bottoms with many stations in the teens. The wind speed is light from the southwest.
Mountain Weather: We'll have very mild weather today in the mountains with highs right around freezing. Wind will be pretty light from the south. Looks like we'll see clouds move in for the weekend with the chance for light snow. A more organized storm is shaping up for Monday which might bring us 4 to 8 inches of snow.
