Mount Shasta
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Use normal caution if headed into the mountains today. Avalanches are unlikely, but there could be some deeper areas of wind drifted snow in the northern Eddy's and near Ash Creek Butte, where the most snow fell on Friday night. There's a fresh coat of rime ice on the upper mountain, so watch out for ice fall if climbing high on Mt Shasta.
Avalanche Discussion
Here are some numbers from the latest snow surveys.
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)