January 11th, 2020 Conditions North Area of HWY 130 (U) Past 24 hours: 2-3" Inches Past 7 Days: 9-16" Inches Current Base: 5-6' Feet (6' Ideal Target Base) South of HWY 130 (U) Past 24 hours: 2-3" Inches Past 7 Days: 7-10" Inches Current Base: 4-5' Feet (6' Ideal Target Base) Summary Steady week for some moderate snow falls with moderate winds and a few bluebird days mixed in making for somewhat safer avalanche conditions than last week, but still be careful as the nearest range that is reported on avalanche.org is reporting moderate danger. Few more moderate snowfalls throughout the week which will hopefully keep the powder that is up there refreshed/reset every few days. Forecast for Medicine Bow Peak at 12,000' Next 3 days: A moderate covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning with a 3day accumulation estimate of 5-12" inches. Cold (max 9°F on Tue morning, min -4°F on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the W by Mon afternoon). Wind chills as low as -36'F Monday evening. 3-6 Days: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night with a 3 day accumulation estimate of 4-8" inches. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 19°F on Thu afternoon, min -8°F on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). 6-9 Days: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon with a 3 day accumulation estimate of 3-6" inches. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 18°F on Sun night, min -4°F on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). Rider Reports 1/11/2020 - Good conditions where we were at...mostly Southwest of the peaks down V trail for the sake of staying out of the low vis areas this morning. By afternoon when the sun poked we worked our way up towards the quealy warming hut (N trail). Most areas we were in had a decent 10-12 inches with probably closer to 2 feet in the trees/bowled areas. No complaints here! 1/4/2020 - Great snow and couldn't have asked for a better blue bird day today. Still bumper deep, but by the end of the day today we noticed the higher more sun prone areas were starting to get that heavy hero snow feel to it. Still good for today, but if the nice weather that was out today continued much longer it's gonna feel sticky/heavy. 1/3/2020 - Epic out there guys! Visibility really kinda sucked today (Saturday), but when we got into the tree'd and protected areas, it was at least waist deep and, even on the flats, you couldn't stop without making a couple circles to pack a spot down. Put on 20 miles of swimming through powder, 4 hours and we were beat. 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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