A-Basin Conditions Report – Busy May Powder!!

With big snowfall totals in the forecast all of the die-hards in the front range made plans to go skiing. And with A-Basin being the only mountain still providing lift-serve turns it made for what was likely the most crowded day of the season. Those that arrived early were rewarded with great creamy untracked turns.

Around 9:30 ropes dropped on the low traverse under the east wall making for some more great turns and even a bit of cliff dropping for the more adventurous. 

With some of the longest lines of the season, a bit of patients went a long way today, Just remembering that we were all skiing powder in mid May!

By the afternoon the game was finding the lingering stashes hidden in the trees. Pali was a great bet!

With the hot May sun, even with cloud cover the snow started to warm up a bit in the afternoon. Bloody Mary’s were a great remedy for heavy snow and tired legs.

SNOW REPORT:
24 hour snowfall: 6”
3 day snowfall: 14″
base: 56″
season snowfall: 277″

WEATHER:
Looks to be a bit of clearing for tomorrow. Then some more unsettled weather midweek and the potential for another storm next weekend. For a much more in depth analysis take a look here: https://opensnow.com/dailysnow/colorado