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conditions
Trace new snow, 0.0, snowing, calm.
Trace of new snow over supportive crust below 2100 m.
Warm greybird day yesterday and hot pow. Groups skiing Merlot and Premium Red before the pow became too hot, then back to sauna.
5 cm new snow, 0.0, snowing, calm.
New snow over crust above 2000 m, and over yesterday’s unfrozen surface below.
Warm greybird day yesterday, a few runs above and below the lodge as the crust softened. And of course games, sauna, and generally being chill. Khao Soi for dinner, thanks Alice!
No new snow, 2.0, clear, calm.
Variable spring conditions. Up to 5 cm of wind placed powder out over crust on steep north aspects. Melt freeze cycle producing corn on solar aspects with daytime heating.
It was a spring corn feast yesterday, skiing from the summit of Mt. Fosthall and south facing alpine runs. Then back to the sundeck of course.
No new snow, -5.0, clear, calm.
Variable spring conditions. Up to 5 cm of wind placed powder out over crust on steep north aspects. Melt freeze cycle producing corn on solar aspects with daytime heating.
Groups skiing solars on Mt Baldur in Funky Town, South Beach, and Butter Glades, and locally on Shiraz and Repeater. No new avalanches yesterday.
No new snow, -6.0, clear, calm.
Variable spring conditions. Up to 5 cm of wind placed powder out over crust on north aspects. Melt freeze cycle producing corn on solar aspects with daytime heating.
Groups skiing solars on the Area 51 tour yesterday, and in Fosthall glades.
No new avalanches yesterday.
2 cm new snow, -9.0, a few clouds, calm.
A few cm of wind placed powder out there over previous melt freeze crust and previous settled snow on high north. Wind effect ridge top and alpine.
Exchange day yesterday. New guests getting out for a tour and some dust on crust turns in Dead Zone, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Bunny Slope.
No new avalanches yesterday.
Trace new snow, -7.0, snowin and blowin.
Spring is taking a backseat to winter this morning. Patches of dry powder left on steep north aspects above 2000 m. Sun crust on solar aspects, temperature crust below 2000 m, wind effect ridge top and alpine.
Great corn skiing yesterday, and some hot pow on the north Groups in Ned Zone, Shiraz, Repeater, and the Fosthall alpine yesterday. And what a sunset!
Loose wet avalanches to size 1.5 yesterday.
No new snow, -2.0, a few clouds, calm winds.
Spring is in the air. 15-25 cm settled storm snow overlies the thick March 21 crust on steep north aspects above 2000 m. Sun crust on solar aspects, temperature crust below 2000 m, wind effect ridge top and alpine.
Spring skiing conditions yesterday, cold pow on the north and hot pow and corn everywhere else. Group on Mt. Baldur skiing the ridge, Balfin Bowl (pic), and Laid Back. Another group to Sol Mtn skiing the bowl and Starbucks. Group 3 to Caribou Pass skiing Chardonnay, Malbec and from the pass.
Loose wet avalanches to size 1.5 yesterday.
No new snow, -4.0, a few clouds, calm winds.
Spring is in the air.. 25-40 cm settled storm snow overlies the thick March 21 crust on steep north aspects above 1900 m. Sun crust on solar aspects, temperature crust below 1900 m, wind effect ridge top and alpine.
Spring skiing conditions yesterday, cold pow on the north and hot pow everywhere else. Groups skiing C’est Bon, Twighlight Zone, Chardonnay, I5 Chutes, Sol Bowl, Tunnel Vision, and back to the sun deck for apres.
Loose wet avalanches to size 1.5 yesterday.
weather
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webcam
April 7 Snow Depth = 350 cm
Meter Reader indicates snow height at bottom of number