A small refresh of snow has spruced up the skiing. The sun came out and SE-W aspects had moist surface snow upto 2200m by end of day. Polar aspects still holding cold snow
Visible snow transport at ridge top, Minimal wind effected snow observed on our field day, inspect lee slopes before commiting.
This layer has been found as high as 2450m on South aspects. In high polar areas the older (and deeper) Feb 14th layer is still present and concerning,
Small loose dry out of extreme terrain. No new slabs observed.
Old avalanche debris now has roughly 40cm of snow on top, Still tough skiing over this debris
March 24th crust is down 40-50cm up to 2450m with facets starting to develop on the interface. Snow pluming off the peaks all day, but no wind effect noted in skied area's. Solar aspects below 2200m were becoming moist first thing in the morning, but a cold wind kept the higher elevations cold.
Tuesday: Cloudy with sunny periods
No new snow in forecast and a daytime high of -7
Light winds out of the Southwest.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
