Mar 15/13 - Weather Report on Avy Bulletin

Hey Gang looks like we have a bit of daily snow in the forecast for the next week. A cm here, a cm there but Sunday says 5-10cm. Temps down here were +8 today but if you look at the avalanche bulletin for South Rockies you can see what we saw when riding up in the alpine. Apline temps are -5 to -7. Snow above 6000ft. Rain and mixed precipitation below that. You have to check out what the temps are doing in the alpine because it can be very different than what you see on your truck rear view mirror gauge at valley road level. Look up as you are driving into the mountains don't fret over seeing grass in the ditch. Not always is that an accurate representation of what you are in for a few thousand feet above that. I am hoping that more people are using the avy bulletins as more of a reference for weather forecasts/observations than just what the current avalanche rating is at different elevations. There's a ton of info in there and links to forecaster's blogs to explain their reasoning too. I am starting to give in to those negative thoughts that maybe this is it for our commercial sledding season but hey anything can happen and has before - Until then it is spring riding conditions. Be assured I will tell it like I see it but I hope you use a few resources to make your destination decisions than just the weather app on your phone - and I mean if you are coming here or any other place. Cheers - V