Update after Last Night's Storm

Last night snow levels came down to 5800 ft and 2-3 in (5-7 cm) of dry snow freshened Mount Shasta near and above treeline. Above 7600 ft, the height of new snow showed very little variation up to 10,000 ft. Snow surfaces were a mix of drifted snow, firm icy crusts, and wind eroded features. From 10,000 ft to 11,000 ft, snow surfaces were more scoured.

Wind deposited snow from last night was thin and confined mostly to easterly aspects. Though one small unreactive 12 in (30 cm) deep wind slab was encountered on an east facing convexity, generally no signs of a wind slab problem were seen.  New snow had bonded well to the old snow surface.  No wind transport of snow was observed today at any elevation. Snow was best in gulleys and skiing was decent when you could avoid icy patches.