Loose Wet
- Alta montaña
- Límite del bosque
- Bajo el límite del bosque
- Probabilidad
- Very Likely
- Tamaño
- 2
Wet Avalanches: MUCH warmer temperatures again overnight and this morning will result in a much narrower window to recreate on and below all steep solar aspects and - especially with some greenhousing - some mid/low elevation polar aspects today. Early starts are key and you'll probably want to be off of this terrain by mid-morning. Pay attention to the crusts and snow under your feet or ride. Collapsing is a yellow flag. Roller balls, dripping water off of rocks, and your boots or skis sinking into the surface snow are signs it's time to move to lower angle terrain or head to the car. Note that some wet avalanches, particularly on easterly aspects, may gouge more deeply into deeper layers of wet, unconsolidated snow, producing larger debris piles.
Beyond this window, skyrocketing temps and direct sun will lead to unstable and dangerous wet avalanche conditions. Natural and human triggered avalanches are expected.
Cornices: Avoid traveling on or underneath large cornices, as they may become sensitive to heating and collapse naturally onto the slope below.
Roof Avalanches: Roof slides are a concern. Be aware of adults working solo outside or children playing, as these are the people most susceptible to roof slides.
Glide Avalanches: These destructive beasts are likely occurring again in the standard areas of Stairs, Broads, Mill B South, and upper Porter Fork. I'd avoid runout zones in these areas until a few days after the cold front.
