Front Range

Moderate to strong winds on leeward side of slopes generally from the NW but had good variability in direction. On ridgeline this wind was gale-force, with me unable to stay standing in one place. Sunny with a few clouds but with the wind it felt very cold. Lots of blowing snow.

N to E facing slopes had lots of variability in snow height. Consistent snow coverage on these slopes started around 10,000'. Between 10,000' and 11,000' snow height varied from 20 - 60cm and consisted mostly of recently drifted snow on top of crusts on top of facets. Above 11,000' the snow height varied a lot from from the wind, making it difficult to find consistent connected pieces of terrain with slabs, with snow heights varying from 20cm to deeper wind deposited areas that were 140cm with most of the snowpack averaging 40-80cm. The snowpack was mostly facets with a 3-5cm crust on top but in isolated pieces of wind drifted terrain you could find a 10-30cm pencil hard slab above the facets with the newer snow from the last week beginning to form a slab above. BTL South facing slopes was a mix of dry ground and a melt freeze snow.