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Kernpunkte

A spring-like snowpack continues to provide generally safe conditions despite the warm weather. However, you may still find pockets of wet punchy snow around rocks where you could trigger a small avalanche. Don’t let one of these tiny slides catch you off guard in high-consequence terrain.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Loose Wet

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    If you’re going to find an avalanche issue, it will likely be wet weak surface snow. Pay attention, particularly around rocky slopes where the snowpack may be thinner and warmer. Before you head into higher consequence terrain, take the time to step off your skis, board, or sled and see how deep you sink below the surface. When you find wet snow deeper than your ankle suspect loose wet avalanches on nearby steep slopes. With a poor overnight freeze expected, you could encounter these conditions first thing in the morning. While most potential slides should be very small and relatively inconsequential, don’t let one of them surprise you if you’re riding on high consequence slopes. 

    This continued warm weather pattern can bring a host of other wet snow hazards. Sometimes snow just simply falls down this time of year. Pay attention to slopes above you and don’t linger under overhanging cornices or cliffs that still hold snow.

    (3/24/2022)

    Take a moment to step off your mode of travel to see how deeply you are plunging into the snow. If you are sinking in past your ankle, start to think about wet avalanches. 

    Photo: Dallas Glass

Avalanche Discussion

Warm and potentially cloudy weather Saturday night could severely limit any freezing of the snow surface. This will be a big difference from recent days. As such, you may find wet and punchy travel conditions even in the morning. 

One of the biggest limiting factors in the current avalanche hazard is the relatively shallow and disappearing snowpack. Looking east from the Cascade crest shows snow coverage decreasing drastically. Many low elevation slopes and sunny aspects have become bare. This makes accessing deeper snow-covered terrain very difficult. You may need to use roads or summer trails to get to higher in the mountains. Observations from near Crystal Mt and White Pass this week both noted deeper snowpacks were still hanging on at upper elevations near Bumping Lake and Mt Aix. If you travel to these areas, we have a higher degree of uncertainty with no recent observations from these locations.

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