SNOW
So far the snowman has been right. The mountain has picked up 8-10 inches of fresh powder. We've picked up about 5 inches of wet and heavy snow in town. The winter storm warning is still in effect till Friday midnight. For Saturday will be partly cloudy skies and lower 40's. The Sunday and Monday more snow moving back into the forecast.
I would like to thank MOM's Motorsports again for coming and staying with us. Jacob, thanks for riding with us yesterday. It was a great day.
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS: The current weather pattern will create a variety of avalanche problems today. On mid to low elevation slopes, above freezing temps and rain will increase the wet snow avalanche hazard. The thick surface crust that formed the past few days will hold up this morning, but the snowpack will become soft and unsupportable as the day progresses, mainly on slopes below 8,000 ft. This problem will be most dangerous in steep terrain, primarily in areas associated with terrain traps such as creek beds and gullies.
On upper elevation slopes, the dry snow avalanche hazard will increase as snow continues to fall. Dry loose avalanches in steep terrain will be the main concern. The firm crust below the new snow will make a good surface for the new snow to slide on. These slides have the potential to entrain a large volume of snow, which can carry a skier or rider into hazardous terrain.
Wind slabs below upper elevation ridgelines will also be a concern. Winds blew 20-30 mph out of the W-SW yesterday, which likely loaded leeward slopes. A recent avalanche outside of Cooke City is a good example of what’s still possible in steep, wind loaded terrain.
Today, the dry snow avalanche hazard will start out MODERATE, but rise to CONSIDERABLE with continued snowfall. The wet snow avalanche hazard on mid to low elevation slopes is MODERATE.
So far the snowman has been right. The mountain has picked up 8-10 inches of fresh powder. We've picked up about 5 inches of wet and heavy snow in town. The winter storm warning is still in effect till Friday midnight. For Saturday will be partly cloudy skies and lower 40's. The Sunday and Monday more snow moving back into the forecast.
I would like to thank MOM's Motorsports again for coming and staying with us. Jacob, thanks for riding with us yesterday. It was a great day.
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS: The current weather pattern will create a variety of avalanche problems today. On mid to low elevation slopes, above freezing temps and rain will increase the wet snow avalanche hazard. The thick surface crust that formed the past few days will hold up this morning, but the snowpack will become soft and unsupportable as the day progresses, mainly on slopes below 8,000 ft. This problem will be most dangerous in steep terrain, primarily in areas associated with terrain traps such as creek beds and gullies.
On upper elevation slopes, the dry snow avalanche hazard will increase as snow continues to fall. Dry loose avalanches in steep terrain will be the main concern. The firm crust below the new snow will make a good surface for the new snow to slide on. These slides have the potential to entrain a large volume of snow, which can carry a skier or rider into hazardous terrain.
Wind slabs below upper elevation ridgelines will also be a concern. Winds blew 20-30 mph out of the W-SW yesterday, which likely loaded leeward slopes. A recent avalanche outside of Cooke City is a good example of what’s still possible in steep, wind loaded terrain.
Today, the dry snow avalanche hazard will start out MODERATE, but rise to CONSIDERABLE with continued snowfall. The wet snow avalanche hazard on mid to low elevation slopes is MODERATE.
