24 Hour Snow: 0" 72 Hour Snow: 0" Season Total Snow: 121" Depth at Gold Basin: 43"

Under mostly cloudy skies, temperatures have remained very warm overnight. The first wave in a messy low pressure system will move through the area today bringing mostly cloudy skies, breezy southwest winds, and a slight chance for snow showers this afternoon. High temperatures at 10,000' will be in the mid 40's. Tonight will bring a much needed cool down as the next wave moves through bringing with it a better chance for a few inches of snow. A chance for showers lingers through Saturday with temperatures climbing back up to near 40°F. We'll get another good freeze on Saturday night with partly sunny conditions on Sunday. Next week looks unsettled.

There's an old saying, "a bad day in the mountains beats a good day everywhere else." Today may be the exception. With cloudy and windy conditions, and several nights without a refreeze, you will be hard pressed to find much in the way of redeeming snow surfaces out there. Most surfaces will be punchy and unsupportable. The lack of direct sunshine should diminish the threat of wet avalanche activity but without overnight refreezes, they are still possible. Pay attention to the snow surface and also the layers just below. If the snow is wet, sloppy, and saturated you shouldn't be there. Both wet loose avalanches and wet slabs are possible. Poor snowpack structure remains on slopes that face W-N-E with a well connected slab above weak faceted layers. While this problem is becoming harder to trigger it is still possible for skiers and riders to trigger deep and dangerous avalanches on these slopes. Steep northerly, convex, shallow rocky zones remain the most suspect areas.

Many solar aspects are melting out quickly.