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December 8th, 2019

Conditions

North of HWY 130 (U)

Past 24 hours: 3" Inches

Past 7 Days: 6-10" Inches

Current Base: 3-4' Feet (6' Ideal Target Base)

South of HWY 130 (U)

Past 24 hours: 2" Inches

Past 7 Days: 4-6" Inches

Current Base: 2-3' Feet (6' Ideal Target Base)

Summary

Still early riding conditions with a lot of landmines beneath the tempting powder. Grooming/marking of trails has started, but is not complete throughout the North side yet including the placement of warming huts. Some mild-moderate storms expected over the next 7-10 days with highest estimated accumulations expected this Friday/Saturday.
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Forecast for Medicine Bow Peak at 12,000'

Next 3 days: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. 3-6" expected. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 19°F on Wed morning, min 1°F on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

3-6 Days: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Expected accumulations of 5-10" inches. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 18°F on Wed afternoon, min 3°F on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

6-9 Days: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Expected accumulations of 3-6" inches. Extremely cold (max 10°F on Tue morning, min -8°F on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).


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Rider Reports

12/07/2019 - Plenty of snow, but very little base of which we expected for early riding. Sheared one A-arm, but otherwise came out fairly unbeaten considering we couldn't help getting off trail when we knew we shouldn't have. Need some mild weather to help settle what is there before the next storm. We did see a decent sized slide somewhere south/southwest of Lake Marie...carry your gear and be careful everyone!

11/30/2019 - Stayed on Sand Lake (P) trail and burnt through a tank of gas and beat ourselves up in a matter of a few hours. Probably 3-4 feet with the last storm! Not much of a base, but it will get better when all that settles.

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