Quick report
A beautiful day was experienced on Mount Shasta. Snow surfaces hosted 2–4 inches of soft snow on all aspects and elevations. Exposed ridgelines are the exception, where surfaces remain on the firmer side. No alarming signs of avalanche activity were observed. Snow coverage from Bunny Flat is holding up tremendously. However, surfaces will probably take a beating over the next couple of days. The upper mountain stood proud and fat, displaying healthy snow coverage, tones of rime ice, and semi-textured surfaces. The soft snow overrides a firm, widespread surface that can definitely be felt and is easy to penetrate down to. Ride with caution as hard-underlying objects exist.
A small point release was observed off the lower east face of Greene Butte. This slide occurred within the last 24 hours and involved the top few inches of soft surface snow.Weather
- Air Temp
- 42
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- unknown
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
The morning gave way to lenticular clouds engulfing Mount Shasta, and a healthy amount of blowing snow was observed from extreme northeast winds. As the day advanced, cloud cover broke down and winds gradually subsided, but not by much. Blowing snow was seen semi-consistently pluming off exposed ridgelines and sublimating into the air. Despite the sunny weather and mostly clear skies, temperatures barely crested 40 degrees near treeline.
Snowpack