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February 15th, 2018
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Conditions

South of HWY 130 (U)

Past 24 hours: 5-7"

Past 7 Days: 7-10" Inches

Current Base: 6' Feet

North of HWY 130 (U)

Past 24 hours: 12-24"

Past 7 Days: 16-30" Inches

Current Base: 7' Feet

Summary

The past 24 hours has been a game changer for the Snowies. We've been hanging onto a decent base most the season, but been lacking in the powder...NOT TODAY! Reports are coming in at 2+ feet right on the trail starting out of Green Rock parking area with closer to 3 feet when going off trail!
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5 Day Forecast for Medicine Bow Peak at 12,000'

Another 4-6" new snow expected over the next 48 hours. Next chance of snow to arrive Sunday night through Monday with estimated accumulation between 8-16" inches. Temperatures up on the peak are expected to remain in the single digits over the next 5 days with wind chills being at the lowest Monday night through Tuesday at or around (-30'F)! Bundle up if out and about this week. Winds expected to remain moderate for this area around 30 MPH with lighter winds moving in late Sunday/early Monday morning.
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Rider Reports

2/15/2018 - Took off out of Green Rock with a foot to 2 feet of powder right on the trail. As soon as we got off trail, not even a mile or two up, we were well over the hood in probably close to 3 feet! It is epic right now...EXCEPT for the visibility. We ended up coming back around noon due to whiteout conditions from heavy snow and winds. Can't wait to go out in the morning though. Hopefully the visibility will improve by then.

2/4/2018 - It was just a short ride today so we stayed just south of U trail in the trees. But the wind protected meadows had a good foot of powder sitting in them. Decent base everywhere we went, never tapped anything. When we worked our way over to T trail and started going south on that, the snow diminished FAST! Like half the depth of fresh snow in less than 2 miles. I would definitely suggest staying as far North as possible after seeing that. ~Happy Riding

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