When: Saturday, Feb 13, 9am to 1pm

Where: North Skyline Drive parking lot at the top of Fairview Canyon.

How it works: Show up anytime between 9am and 1pm and we'll spend an hour to an hour and a half showing you how to perform an effective beacon search.

Current Conditions: Light snowfall started about midnight and a few inches have accumulated as of 6am. It looks like it contains graupel so it is higher density. Temperatures remaing pretty mild with most stations in the mid to upper 20s. Southwest wind has been a bit gusty along the higher terrain but fairly light down in the canyons and drainages.

Mountain Weather: Snow should continue this morning and taper off this afternoon. We should see a few more inches but totals look to be less than I anticipated. The north end of the Skyline should fair the best. Westerly wind will remain mostly moderate in speed and temperatures will remain in the mid 20s. The next impulse will be Saturday which is currently looking more promising for snow totals. I would say we are still on track for a foot of snow total by Sunday. Another storm will move through Monday night which currently looks good for a decent shot of snow.