Morning from Bearclaw and the Super 8 motel. Since Monday morning we've picked up about 2 inches. The winds been plowing about 25-35 mph. The snowman is still calling for snow Thursday and Friday. DANCE , Dance , Dance.
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS: Weekend riders triggered several large avalanches with close calls on Mount Abundance and Crown Butte . Yesterday, Doug and Ian rode north of Cooke City and found an icy crust with weak facets under two to three feet of snow. This crust is not everywhere so you have two options to stay safe if you want to ride in avalanche terrain. You can dig a snowpit on slopes where you are considering playing to look for this weak layer or you can give it a few more days without snow before venturing into avalanche terrain. Today it will still be possible to trigger large, consequential avalanches and the danger is rated MODERATE.
AVALANCHE CONDITIONS: Weekend riders triggered several large avalanches with close calls on Mount Abundance and Crown Butte . Yesterday, Doug and Ian rode north of Cooke City and found an icy crust with weak facets under two to three feet of snow. This crust is not everywhere so you have two options to stay safe if you want to ride in avalanche terrain. You can dig a snowpit on slopes where you are considering playing to look for this weak layer or you can give it a few more days without snow before venturing into avalanche terrain. Today it will still be possible to trigger large, consequential avalanches and the danger is rated MODERATE.