Avalanche forecast

Mount Shasta

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Avalanche danger

Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
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Highlights

Light north winds with moderate gusts and clearing skies will be the trend today on the mountain. The avalanche danger is low., but be ready for falling rock. The depth of the snowpack on Mount Shasta is 27% of normal for April.

Avalanche Discussion

Here is the latest tally of snowpack conditions from April 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) 5.6 44.3 2.5 10.4 16.7 19.6 Deadfall Lakes (#9) 19.5 55 8.5 22 27.4 27.2 Mount Shasta (#18) 29.8 68 12.7 27 27.2 24.4 Gray Rock Lakes (#21) 23.5 73 10.5 52 22.9 23.5

* 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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