Quick report
Generally stable conditions.
Any wind slab encountered was over 48 hrs old and unreactive.
Persistent slab poor structure with crust/facet layers and facets near the ground existed but were very unreactive.
Snow began to push towards wet at mid elevation in areas where the wind did not cool. In exposed terrain, snow did not transition to wet.
No signs of dry snow instability were noted. Sun-affected snow not affected by wind showed signs of wet snow instability by the afternoon.Weather
- Air Temp
- 20 to start the day, warmed to just above freezing by early afternoon
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Rain Elevation
- n/app
- Recent Snowfall
- 3cm
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
A beautiful spring day in the southern Bitterroot. Partly cloudy with a light southwest wind throughout the day. Temperatures warmed to just above freezing by early afternoon.