Hi All,

It has been a very strange weather day. As of 8 am we only had about an inch of light snow (schools had a 2 hr delayed opening) but around 9 it started snowing and blowing heavy with an inch an hour and still near blizzard conditions with temps around 18. The roads are currently all white and the wind is drifting the super light snow. Visibility is poor, FYI - I can't see the mtn from my house. Skiing was fun, somewhat tricky but very cold as there were very few people and the new snow / wind kept filling in the earlier tracks which was good because as you all know there is nothing but ice underneath. The most frequented trails were scraped off in the middle so one must stay on the sides to enjoy the powder. The west side was equally as good as the front even tho a bit more windy - as usual. Best snow accumulated on Minya, Eside & Drop-off.

The rest of the week looks to be very cold and windy until Friday which will preserve the base as night time temps drop into single digits. Localmotion # 5 was held today on Madison and I was told the course was extremely icy and alot of racers wiped out. The race party is at White Star. The drawing late yesterday for the free trip for two to Telluride was won by Barbara Schultz after the first 3 names picked were not present to win and the fourth, Jeff Buelich, was disqualified for having gone on a previous trip won by his fiance now his wife - bummer! Tomorrow could be sweet squeaky powder but bitter cold skiing if groomed well.

Ski ya,

Jon

Detailed Local Forecast

• Today: Periods of snow. Very cold. High 13F. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 mph. 1 to 2 inches of additional snow expected.
• Tonight: Mainly cloudy with snow showers around this evening. Wind chills approaching -15F. Low 2F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40%.
• Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy skies. Very cold. Wind chills approaching -15F. High around 15F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
• Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 2F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 20s and lows in the upper single digits.
• Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the low 20s.
• Friday: Showers. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper 20s.