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Kernpunkte

For today, MODERATE avalanche danger exists on the north half of the compass on mid and upper elevation, steep and rocky terrain where human-triggered avalanches are POSSIBLE. We are not seeing much significant avalanche activity, but remember any wet snow triggered can step-down and fail into old, faceted snow breaking wider and bigger than we bargained for.

I am still avoiding big terrain that is complex and consequential during the heat of the day, especially if it feels punchy or unsupportable underneath our rigs.

Lawinenprobleme

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    This is a peculiar setup for us for this time of year and we're in unchartered waters -- It is the end of March and the still-weak, rounding facets buried 1-3' beneath the surface have been put to the test this past week with strong sunshine and historically warm temperatures. Last night we had our "coldest" night in a while, with temperatures dipping into the low 30's F°. This certainly helped the pack to relax a bit, but the lack of recent avalanche activity has been surprising, and as a rider I am not taking my eye off this hazard.

    With this avalanche dragon, there are not a lot of obvious sings of instability, or clues to wet slabs and wet snow avalanches. Here are a few things I am keeping in mind today to avoid getting mixed up with this avalanche problem:

    • Avoid big terrain during the heat of the day, and keep out from and under large avalanche paths and runouts.
    • Watch for the pack to become punchy and unsupportable under your ride, rig or board.
    • And finally, if pinwheels, rollerballs and loose rock start coming down at you from above it is a sure sign the mountain is feeling the heat and it may be time to back off.

    4F+, rounding facets, that are quite moist sit below a dense slab on slopes facing north through east above 10,000'. These snow grains are showing signs of turning the corner, but as Brett "Kowboy" Kobernik says, we can't trust 'em jus yet.

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Recent Activity

No new avalanche activity has been reported in the past 24 hours, for recent slides and travel reports from across the range, click below!

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Snow and Weather

Nowcast - Warm temperatures persists, with overnight lows near 35 F° at 11,000', totaling four days without a solid refreeze. Moderate winds averaged 30 MPH overnight from the west at upper elevations, but are now backing off over the past few hours since 0500.

Forecast - It may not be flip-flop weather like yesterday, with an expected high of 45F° at 9,500', but that is still some serious heat! Winds back-off throughout the morning while afternoon clouds move into the region for broken skies by supper time.

Futurecast - We "cool-off"over the next few days, with warming, higher than average temperatures, creeping right back into the region by early this week.

Travel Conditions - North and south side gates are open on HWY-150, plowed from the north to Whitney and from the south to Spring Canyon, and of course SR35 remains open over the pass. Solars are melted out up to 9,000' and many windward slopes are scoured and worked to the dirt.

Mill Hollow is about the only juice worth the squeeze in terms of travel conditions. Things were so soft yesterday, we had no problem keeping the mountain sled as cool as the fanner, and overall road riding quality was pretty sweet! -- Check out more from our travels and Trev's great write-up found, here.I guess sun-cup season came early, and even northerly slopes at 10k' were showing serious effects of the heat wave, ultimately taking a hit on riding and skiing quality. In general, the snow surfaces are extremely variable across the map, and to find the best riding, you have to find smooth snow surfaces.

General Announcements

We are always looking for snow and avalanche observations or just general riding conditions. Reach out to us with questions, concerns, or if you see anything in your travels! Contact us directly through the info below:

Craig Gordon -- [email protected] -- 801 203 2170

Andrew Nassetta -- [email protected] -- 860 460 8142

This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions, and local variations always occur. This forecast was issued on Sunday, March 22, at 06:30 and expires 24 hours after it was issued. We'll update this information by about 7:00 AM tomorrow.

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