Last week’s wind storm did quite a number on the snow pack. I think a lot of the snow was pulverized rather than deposited on lee slopes. We toured up government wednesday to find hard crusts on windward slopes and heavy whoomping on some SW aspects. Despite all this it was quite refreshing to get 4 inches of snow after the storm and an addtional 10 or so by friday morning.
THE RETURN
On Sunday we toured up to Independence Bowl and skied some of the usual spots, mainly what we have been calling The Gold Cord Fun Zone. There was a slight hint of freezing rain from earlier in the week, but nothing too bad.
Did you attend church Sunday?                         A little afternoon fresh
Giving the wind lip a little service                              Ed is in there somewhere.
On Monday, we woke to sunny skies, which was odd considering the “mostly cloudy” forecast. It turns out Ullr was doing us a favor. The thin wispy clouds cleared from the pass by noon and we drove up to the pass to discover at least 6 inches of fresh snow down by the 16 Mile lot. Up high the snow was even deeper, covering up the numerous tracks from Sunday’s riders. We can only guess that the storm came in the middle of the night, dumped a bunch of blower snow and then dissapated. The sky was blue, the snow was light, and the turns were great.
Miraculously re”freshed”                     The dot was still rocky up high
No rocks here, warp speed initiated                         Lower was DEEP
No rocks encountered by Master Bash      Thanking Dr. King for the day off
Seems like we are back in that ol’ weather pattern of mostly cloudy days with a slight chance of snow. I don’t se it, but judging from Monday I’m not discounting anything. As of now it’s still pretty clear out, with only some high wsipy clouds. I’ll take it. NOAA is calling for clear skies by Thursday evening with high pressure moving in and cooler temps beginning to dominate. The snow pack is definitely getting a little more complex because our layers are finally beginning to stack up. Yes that’s right, layers and not just sugar on top of Tundra. In some spots, the snow is bottomless. Check the message board and the weather links for more info.
Thanks Erin and Jp for the photos!
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