It is not even Thanksgiving and we have a 40 inch, relatively dense, base in the mountains! These past few storms have come in with a lot of moisture and relatively warm temps. To be sure, we still have weak layers of old snow at the base of the pack and we have seen multiple slides, but these warm early season storms are definitely something to be grateful for here in the San Juans. Joe Ryan says, “Who knows, we might see a snowpack reminiscent of ’96/’97. That year with the warm consistent snowfall, a lot of lines where skied with low ‘pucker factor’. These relatively warm, high density snow falls bode very well for a good ski season and already a lot of people are in the hills skiing.” Stay tuned here and look for information for the “Northern San Juans” at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.