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Avalanche Forecast

Dec 13th, 2017–Dec 14th, 2017
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low
Alpine
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating in the alpine will be low
Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating at treeline will be low
Below Treeline
1: Low
The avalanche danger rating below treeline will be low

Regions: South Rockies.

Sheltered, shady slopes likely hold the best snow for riding.

Confidence

High - The weather pattern is stable

Weather Forecast

Thursday: Cloudy. Last day of alpine temperature inversion. Alpine temperatures near -2 and freezing levels at valley bottom. Ridgetop winds light from the west.Friday: Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -7. Ridgetop winds moderate from the west.Saturday: Mix of sun and cloud. Alpine temperatures near -10. Ridgetop winds moderate from the west.

Avalanche Summary

No new avalanche activity has been observed. Submit your observations to the Mountain Information Network.

Snowpack Summary

A variety of snow surfaces exist throughout the region. Isolated yet stubborn, small wind slabs may be found on varying aspects in the alpine from Tuesday’s wind event. Windward slopes have been scoured down to the old rain crust or rock and sun crusts have formed on southerly slopes. In sheltered treeline and below treeline terrain, feathery surface hoar and surface facets (sugary snow) exist, likely providing decent riding conditions.The two crusts that were buried near the end of November can now be found approximately 30 cm and 60 cm down. A third crust from the end of October exists as a "facet/crust" combo near the base of the snowpack approximately 50-100 cm down and recent snowpack tests done on this layer are showing hard results. These rain crusts will likely be with us all winter but may not pose a problem until we see a significant change in the weather.