Skies are partly-trending-mostly cloudy.
Mountain temperatures are in the upper teens and low 20s.
Winds are from the west-northwest, blowing 15-20mph with gusts to 25.
Sun and wind crusts are fairly widespread (note extensive wind damage on Ben Lomond), but you can find decent riding conditions in the sheltered terrain.
Eric Trenbeath, Pete Groves and Kory Davis toured around the Cutler area yesterday and their report is
HERE>. Derek DeBruin's report from Rodeo Ridge is
HERE>(photo Eric Trenbeath)
We'll see increasing clouds and winds today with of a storm system passing by to the north. A mostly dry cold front pushes through mid-afternoon, allowing temperatures to drop to the teens today and the single digits for tonight. Winds will only gather steam and start to howl out of the northwest. Unfortunately, we'll only see an inch or two for the trouble. Our partners here at the NWS is calling it a "squally storm", with strong winds and poor visibility by late afternoon, particularly in areas north of I-80. High pressure along with a warming trend follows for the rest of the week with a storm system diving well south of the area over the weekend. The long range models look interesting.
We didn't hear of any avalanche activity yesterday, but we did get a report of a snowbike-triggered soft slab of wind drifted snow north of the Monte Cristo area near
Cinnamon Creek. It was reported as a foot deep and 100' wide on an east facing slope at 7900'.
