February 10th, 2019 Conditions North of HWY 130 (U) Past 24 hours: 1" Inch Past 7 Days: 10-18" Inches Current Base: 6+' Feet South of HWY 130 (U) Past 24 hours: 1" Inch Past 7 Days: 6-12" Inches Current Base: 5' Feet - (6' Feet Ideal Target) Summary Windy and snowy start to last week with good powder, but terrible winds, through Wednesday. By Thursday the storms had stopped, but the winds continued...by the weekend the powder that was there was blown into the more protected areas or created a crust like layer in most open areas. Still have decent reports coming back from those that stayed in the trees/wind protected areas. But everywhere else is pretty well wind settled. New snow in the forecast for later this week (starting Wednesday night) with estimates from 6-12" by Friday night. Forecast for Medicine Bow Peak at 12,000' Next 3 days: A dusting of new snow with total 3 day accumulation estimates from 1-3". Cold (max 10°F on Sun afternoon, min -9°F on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night). 3-6 Days: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning with total 3 day accumulation estimates from 6-12". Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 19°F on Fri night, min -4°F on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). Rider Reports 2/9/2019 - Good base, but tough to find any decent powder. Most everywhere we went around Med. Bow Peak was wind settled or crusty layers. Need some fresh! 2/9/2019 - Great conditions for the group we had this week (some newbies). But realistically only 6-12" most places we went on the North side. When I personally got into the trees, it was maybe 16-ish". Won't ever argue with the calmer winds and great visibility in the Snowies though! 2/2/2019 - Nice day with great visibility and no wind...but the powder you needed to search a bit for. Our best luck was in the trees on the backside of the mountain where we could get into around a foot of powder. Decent, but not powder bound. Hope next weeks wave comes out good for you guys! 1/26/2019 - EPIC! Chest deep powder without having to search hard for it. Wind chill has been pretty brutal as well as visibility, but once we were in the trees and out of the wide openings it was great. Wind was already starting to wind pack/drift in some areas. But still 90% AWESOME! Thanks guys, love your reports! Have a more recent report or some pictures?! Help us out in making this as accurate and informative as possible. Send your report to
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