The fall weather has produced a patchy snowpack in the Sangre de Cristo zone. Sun-exposed slopes have little to no snow on them. On the shady side of the compass there are loose, weak, layers of faceted snow near the ground. In mid and some high-elevation areas these faceted layers are coverd by wind slabs and this poses the greatest avalanche threat today. Avalanches are possible in steep terrain features that collect wind deposited snow.

The next low-pressure system has moved into the Great Basin and we can expect to see some increasing clouds Saturday. Initially these look to be some nice looking lenticular clouds. Winds  over the higher terrain increased into the 20 to 30 mph range across the northern and central zones, especially closer to the Continental Divide, Friday night. This first low-pressure trough will pass through Colorado on Saturday. Looks like mostly clouds over the Central Mountains with scattered snow showers in the Northern Mountains.There is a slight break before a second low-pressure system moves in on Sunday/Sunday afternoon. This is a slightly stronger system, but most of the weather will remain in the northern half of the state. By Monday we will be on the eastern side of a high pressure ridge over the Great Basin with NW winds over Colorado. and that should keep the weather a little unsettled.