Lawinenlagebericht

Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta Avalanche Center
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Lawinengefahr

Sun
Hochgebirge
2 · Mässig
Waldgrenze
2 · Mässig
Unterhalb
1 · Gering
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Kernpunkte

Snow showers will diminish and skies will clear today. Two to four inches of fresh snow has paired with a strong northerly wind. Expect wind blowing snow and drifting in leeward terrain. The avalanche danger is moderate. Remain attentive to wind loading. North wind is expected to blow through the weekend. Wind chill temperatures will be significant. 

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
    Wahrscheinlichkeit
    Possible
    Größe
    1

    Strong northerly wind may simply blow the fresh snow away...off the mountain or into low angle gullies. Mount Shasta will likely be scoured to the old snow by the end of the weekend.That said, watch for unstable areas of wind drifted snow near and below ridgelines and bowls in avalanche terrain. Use clues such as new cornice formations, newly formed drifts, snow surface texture and snow surface cracking. Move around these areas with caution, or avoid all together. 

Avalanche Discussion

Here is the latest tally of snowpack conditions from March snow surverys.

Station Name 2022 Snow Depth (in) 2021 Snow Depth (in) 2022 SWE (in) 2021 SWE (in) 2022 % of Normal Depth * 2022 % of Normal SWE * Sweetwater (#3) 21.5 43.5 5.5 12 51.2 43.8 Deadfall Lakes (#9) 27 45.5 11.5 19 39 45.4 Mount Shasta (#18) 31 61 9 23 30.2 21.5 Sand Flat (#19) 26.5 63 9.5 24 28.8 27.2

* The NWS definition of normal is the average of a parameter over a 30-year period. The last official period was 1991-2020. Calculations are based off of historical data found on the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

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