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One of the images from the collection of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley.
New snow:
Monarch: 6 inches
Wolf Creek: 1o inches
Powderhorn: 8 inches
Crested Butte: 7 inches
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY — Only the tiniest smattering of snow on the Summit Voice weather deck this morning, but what was lacking in quantity was made up for with crystalline beauty, with almost each flake standing out in stellar perfection.
Maybe it’s a year to appreciate the wonder of snow with an homage to Wilson Bentley, of Jericho, Vermont, who dedicated a big part of his life to capturing microscopic images of snowflakes and helped pioneer the field of microphotography at the same time.
Rather than worrying about how many inches piled up each day, Bentley occupied himself with capturing enduring images of more than 5,000 individual crystals. His fascinating story, and many of his stunning snowflake images are catalogued at this web site.
The latest storm did deliver snow to parts of Colorado. Crested Butte reported 7 inches, while on the Front Range, Eldora and Echo Mountain both benefited from the upslope component of the storm with 6 inches of fresh. Wolf Creek reported 10 inches, with 8 inches at Powderhorn, 5 at Purgatory and 6 at Monarch.
The forecast for the week is looking dry, with high pressure and fair weather dominating through the latter part of the week. High temperatures will range from the teens into he 20s the next few days with light winds and mostly sunny skies.
The avalanche danger is unchanged in the backcounty, where triggered slides are still likely on steeper slopes near treeline on slopes facing north to south and pockets of considerable danger above treeline in wind-loaded areas.
There is good skiing in the backcountry right now, but there are still many areas where it’s possible to trigger large, dangerous avalanches. Check in with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center for the latest updates or call the local hotline at (970) 668-0600.
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Powder's falling at Monarch!! Have you reserved your spot yet?
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Couple inches in da boat. I hear skiing is actually pretty good.
Just a dusting here – the XC skiing is good right now!
i’ve been riding lifts with many guests lately. they all rave about our ‘product’. we have awesome top-to-bottom skiing. ‘snow white’ and the north side of peak 8 are exceptional right now. i hear lots of locals complaining about the mild winter…i say: “careful what you wish for…march, april, may, june are just around the corner…”
Thanks for the update, Matt, some steeps off Peak 8 sounds pretty good right about now.