There is MODERATE danger in upper elevation terrain as human-triggered avalanches of wind-drifted snow are possible.
The snowpack is generally stable at mid and lower elevations and the avalanche danger is LOW.
Keep an eye on your partners, travel one at a time in avalanche terrain, and have a plan if an avalanche were to happen.
In our travels yesterday, we found mostly stable snow but there were areas where the wind had had its way. Avoid areas of freshly wind-drifted snow on steep slopes. There is still lots of light snow to move around and even a small wind slab can have large consequences.
No new avalanche activity was reported yesterday. Find a list of all observations & avalanches HERE.
Wow! What winter we've had so far. It's nice to see our mountains painted white! In general, conditions are excellent across the zone with great coverage. No big storms on the horizon but we'll pick up a few inches today and then a few more on Sunday.
Tony Grove has about 86" of snow on the stake (147% of normal) and the CSI Logan Peak weather station is showing southwest winds blowing about 20 mph, with overnight gusts in the mid 30's.
Today, snow is likely this afternoon and temperatures will be about 22 degrees F with wind chills in the single digits.
As we roll into the weekend, we'll have decreasing clouds and partly sunny skies with overnight lows in the single digits and highs during the day about 24 degrees F on Friday and 18 degrees F on Saturday. Light winds will be southerly today then switch to the north northwest overnight.
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.
