UPLOADS:
Date: 01/27/2015
A few mountain weather stations did not dip below freezing last night with high pressure holding dry, warm air over Colorado. A low pressure system originating from the subtropics will try and fight through the ridge today, feeding moisture and continued warm temperatures, as it is deflected northwards by the ridge. Atmospheric temperatures look unfavorable for any real snowfall today. The southern Jet arrives tonight, accelerating the system eastward and improving snowfall dynamics , but only enough to wring out a couple of inches by Wednesday evening. A complex weather pattern is developing later in the week, with several circulation patterns arriving from the south. Stay tuned.
High Temperature: 38
Wind Speed: 2-12
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Increasing clouds
Snow: 0
Low Temperature: 22
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 0-1
High Temperature: 30
Wind Speed: 5-15, G25
Wind Direction: W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 0-3″
AVALANCHES: Skied knob off wolverine ridge with no signs of instability. Exited vÃa right shute, was fine up top. Cut out on road to ski a steeper pitch in the trees and encountered skier triggered sluffing to the ground. Not enough to burry someone but plenty to knock you off your feet. Ran approx 30-40ft.
WEATHER: Blue and calm, Hot!
SNOWPACK: varied with aspect and Sun exposure. Even glopy by 11:30 in some places
SNOWPACK: We did two snow surveys for State of Colorado Water Supply Forecasts. Sites were at the bottom of Red Lady Glades and near Slate River by the Lower Loop. Sites had common results.. Depth of snow ranged between 26 and 31 inches. Snow density ranged between 21 and 26%.
Development of surface hoar up to 2.5 cm.
UPLOADS:
Date: 01/26/2015
There could be a sighting of a collage kid walking around in shorts and a t-shirt today Yep, its going to be warm with relatively calm winds. The current weather pattern isn’t favorable for cold weather or snow in the coming weak. Tomorrow we’ll see increased cloudiness and slightly colder temperatures and maybe a couple inches of snow for northern Colorado by Wednesday. You best just enjoy the nice weather today.
High Temperature: 42
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: SE
Sky Cover:Â Clear
Snow: 0
Low Temperature: 30
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: S
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0
High Temperature: 40
Wind Speed: 2-12
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0
Date: 01/25/2015
Well if it isn’t going to be snowy, at least it will be warm. We’ll see increasing high temperatures over the next few days with colder temps in the valleys due to inversions. There are a couple small storms late this week that will try to knock the socks of the current dry weather. These storms are going to need all the help they can to make anything happen, so you best be doing your daily snow dance.
High Temperature: 35
Wind Speed: 15-25
Wind Direction: N, NW
Sky Cover: Mostly Clear
Snow: 0
Low Temperature: 20
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: NE
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 0
High Temperature:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction: SE
Sky Cover: Clear
Snow: 0
AVALANCHES: None observed.
WEATHER: 100% cloud cover but sun was able to poke through. Calm. Breezy near Friends Hut.
SNOWPACK: SE Aspects: Did three different ski tests within 3 miles with same results: collapsing between 10 cm and 60cm. Found sun crusts throughout tour and ski pole could only 2.5 cm if lucky. Starting zones up to Pearl Pass Road have considerable bare ground showing. Just below the climb to the Friends Hut where skin track enters a clearing, observed cornices on SE ridgeline. All trail signs are visible.
NW aspects: 10 to 20cm of F snow on a crust.
AVALANCHES: No recent slides.
WEATHER: Broken skies. Moderate to strong winds at ridge line, elsewhere winds were light. Plumes on ridge line but didn’t seem to be actively loading.
SNOWPACK: On south: the last few inches of new snow is faceting above the most recent crust. No signs of instability
On north: Some denser, wind affected snow above treeline. Around 10,500 feet and lower, the snowpack starts to feel mostly faceted out. Still supportive on skis, but felt weak throughout to pole probes and not much slab hanging on. No signs of instability
On east: Dug a snow pit near treeline. No results in stability tests. Top half of the slab is faceting out, but still some 1F and 4F slab lingering. The Dec 13th facets and below are 4F+ in hardness, large in size (2-3 mm), but rounding. No signs of instability.
UPLOADS:
20150124_EmmonsAVALANCHES: One small skier triggered slide on an isolated terrain feature around 11000 ft facing west southwest. Only a few inches deep ran approximately 30 ft. down slope 30 ft. wide. Appeared to be small firm windslab running on facet/ crust combo. Slow moving. Made a cool noise. Other, older, larger slide activity on similar aspects in these basins.
WEATHER: Overcast skies. Temperatures in the low 20’s. Calm winds in valley bottoms, moderate winds with stronger gusts above tree line out of the northwest, strong enough to move snow over Pearl Pk. Otherwise not a lot of blowing snow.
SNOWPACK: Shallow snow pack up high around upper brush creek/star pass area with lots of crusts from wind and sun exposure. No collapsing observed, but one pitch yielded shooting cracks across a 20 something degree wind stiffened southwest slope.
