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Good morning from Cooke City and Bearclaw. I'm going to say in the last 36 hours, we've had approx. 24 inches. Yesterday storm dumped about 10 inches and it was a very heavy snow. The mountains received about 1.5 feet. This morning I'd say about 12-14 inches of powder snow in town. The AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE HIGH. The snowman is still calling for cold, cold temps. To night below zero and the next 3-4 days we will not get above zero. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
AVALANCHE REPORT: The avalanche conditions in the mountains around Cooke City are dangerous. About 18 inches of snow measuring 1.5 inches of snow water equivalency (SWE) has fallen in the last 24 hours with strong winds. This is a rapid load and the snowpack will be unstable. Yesterday, skiers reported winds moving snow around and covering their tracks quickly. Cracks shooting out from their skis were bulls-eye data that the snow was unstable. The snowpack in Cooke City has a couple of weak layers. The old snow surface is one, but another much deeper can also be triggered. Mark made two videos during his field days last week explaining the problems we are facing today (video 1, video 2). The bottom line is that it really doesn’t matter which weak layer will fracture. Heavy snowfall and wind are falling onto a snowpack that is struggling to support it. Human triggered and natural avalanches are very likely on steep slopes.
I'm reordering on AVY packs. I've brought in some new helmets, stop by and check them out. Along with HMK clothes.
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