Current Conditions: The Skyline picked up another 5 inches or so of new snow overnight. Temperatures have dropped into the single digits and the west wind has increased into the moderate speed category.

Snowpack: Our snowpack is still holding together fairly decently in the areas where it's deeper. I've been finding some weak snow in the more shallow locations. I have some concerns about some of these areas as we stack more snow up but only time will tell if anything becomes reactive and we start seeing avalanches. Perhaps after the next series of storms a pattern will start to emerge.

Weather: Today we should see some clearing later on with highs only in the low teens. Northwest wind should slow during the day. The weather pattern looks snowy over the next 5 days or so although no period looks like it will deliver large amounts of snow. The next impulse will be Saturday into Sunday bringing perhaps another 6 inches of snow. Another period of snow should bring a few more inches on Monday then another period Tuesday into Wednesday. All said and done hopefully we'll see 1 1/2 feet of snow by mid week.