snow & wind & rain

Did the high skyline y'day, left 4th Xing at 1300, 31 F, moderately hvy graupel. Foliage all covered/collecting snow; bare ground too warm, so still bare Graupel fell off by the time I got to the treeline on Mazama, but snow sticking to some of the trail. From Golden Gate to McClure Rock, trail was snow covered, mini drifts in places, multi-day accumulation up to 6 inches in a few places, not much falling, just in the clouds. Below the summer trail to Pan Pt. not much on the ground on foliage. Back to the truck at 1600 31F light graupel, not much sticking to the foliage (solar radiated out). Stilll, prolly the 1st legit snowfall of the season as chances are pretty good some of it will persist at elevelation above 6400 ft asl.