The Super Bowl Pre-game crust

In today's quick tour from Olney, we found wet instabilities beginning to stabilize while wind slabs were starting to develop.

• Last night’s rain event reached to at least 7000’, causing widespread rollerballs and a few wet loose avalanches. The snow surface was refrozen by mid day at upper elevations and was starting to refreeze at mid elevations as temperatures cooled through the day. 
• Despite extreme winds and a tree-blow-down massacre, there was limited snow available for transport overnight or this morning thanks to the high-reaching rain. Periods of moderate to heavy snowfall started mid-day, and with it, periods of intense blowing snow. We left mid-day, but at that point, wind slabs were in their infancy and not much of a concern yet.  
• We skied steep terrain where the snow surface was frozen and while wind slabs hadn’t developed yet. We stayed away from the type of terrain where deep slabs have released this season. 
• Field day video is here.