24 Hour Snow: 0" 72 Hour Snow: 0" Season Total Snow: 71" Depth at Gold Basin: 33"

Winds on Pre-Laurel Peak: NW 10-15 Temp: 25°F

Weather

The biggest news is that overnight lows were again well below freezing. Nevertheless, the warming trend continues today with high temperatures again soaring into the low to mid 40's at 10,000 feet. Look for increasing clouds today and light westerly winds ahead of a brief pulse of moisture clipping by to the north. Sunday will be mostly cloudy and warm. A continued warm but unsettled pattern begins on Monday, but nothing significant is likely to come out of it.

General Conditions

It feels like April out there but with half the snowpack. Sun exposed slopes will be crusted over this morning and this includes west and east aspects at lower to mid elevations. You may find a brief window of supportability and corn-like conditions in these areas. Many south aspects are back down to the rocks. Low elevation northerlies are mashed potatoes, with dense dry snow found above about 10,800 - 11,000'. Winds have blasted exposed slopes up high.

Last week's storm cycle has settled into a dense, 4f slab 8"-12" thick on top of the Feb 11, faceted weak layer. The slab is damp at low and mid elevations. It provides for supportable travel, but it's quite disconcerting to step out of the skis and punch through the underlying facets. Most facet layers remain dry. For more details, see my observation from Thursday.

Thin cover on south aspects.

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Snowpack and Weather Data

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