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February 16th, 2020

North/Northwest Area

Past 24 hours: 18-30" Inches

Past 7 Days: 30-40" Inches

Current Base: 9-10' Feet

South/Southeast Area

Past 24 hours: 12-18" Inches

Past 7 Days: 20-28" Inches

Current Base: 7' Feet

Summary

POWDER just keeps coming! What a way to continue February in the Snowy Range. Wind and visibility leaves little to be desired, but those that get over the top onto the back side are reporting waist to chest deep powder in the majority of areas. Very mild week ahead...come early and get the deep stuff! Next chance of snow doesn't look to be until next Sunday/Monday.
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Forecast for Medicine Bow Peak at 12,000'

Next 3 days: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night with a 3 day accumulation estimate of 9-16" inches. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 14°F on Sun night, min -6°F on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night).

3-6 Days: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 18°F on Fri night, min 0°F on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

6-9 Days: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night with a 3 day accumulation estimate of 5-10" inches. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max 21°F on Sat afternoon, min -9°F on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).
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Rider Reports

2/16/2020 - We didn't go very far, but also didn't have to. We stayed low between U and T trail in the trees out of the wind. Waist deep when in the trees and close to bumper depth elsewhere where the wind hadn't blown it away.

2/15/2020 - Crazy amounts of powder up there. Once on the backside I don't think we were ever less than hood deep and it was still coming down. Crossing the tops was pretty difficult, but once over it was well worth it!

2/8/2020 - One of the deepest days we've seen in the Snowies...and we've been coming out here for 10+ years. We were primarily on the back side in the vicinity of the quealy safety hut and we were always bumper deep and closer to the chest in the trees and bowls. Libby flats was a pain to cross, but that's to be expected.

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