Introduction: Good
morning, this is Dave Medara with the The
Lasaloppet, an 18-k Nordic race in the La Sal Mountains, is
scheduled for To see past advisories check out the ARCHIVE. To see current conditions go to our WEATHER PAGE. To see photos go to the AVIPHOTOS page. Please give us your observations from
the field HERE. The more observations we get, the better
this forecast can be. |
General Conditions: While our instruments only measured
.2” of water this week and our lower elevation snowboards showed less
than 2 inches of new snow, we were pleasantly surprised to find 3-6 inches of
snow above 10,000 feet and some excellent skiing on a northerly slope in Mountain Weather: (At
10,500’) – Today: Partly cloudy, with a high around 34. South southwest wind
between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. |
Weather Station/ Location |
Snow Depth (HS): in./cm |
New Snow (HN) in./cm |
|
Current Observations:
Wind, 48 hour snow |
Geyser
Pass Trailhead (9,600’): (snotel link) |
37” |
trace |
26 |
1” new |
|
85” est |
3-6” |
N/a |
3-6 “ new this week |
|
63” /160 cm |
5cm/ 2” |
n/a |
5cm/2” this week |
N/a |
N/a |
19 degrees @ 0700 |
Light
Southwesterly |
Avalanche Conditions: (Link to the
International Avalanche Danger Scale here)
– The new snow from this week is a small
cause for concern, and the new snow, combined with winds from the south 72-48
hours ago has resulted in widespread class one sluffing and a small class two
slab from the north face of |