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Avalanche danger

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  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

The overall avalanche danger is MODERATE today. The snowpack is stabilizing and the avalanche danger is decreasing. Small human triggered avalanches are possible but are not all that likely.

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    2

    The new snow settled a great deal on Monday. It is no longer producing shooting cracks. It is still a little inverted meaning that you punch through the dense snow on the surface to softer less dense snow underneath. This will be even less pronounced today as things continue to settle. Snowpit tests on Monday still propagated and revealed the weakness under the newest snow but the results were stubborn. Overall the snow pack looks ok right now. We really could use some more storms at this point to keep the momentum going or the shallow pack could start to fall apart and get weak.

    For today, avoid the steepest terrain where the wind has deposited large drifts and you'll stay out of trouble.

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Snow and Weather

Current Conditions: Temperatures got pretty warm on Monday with highs into the mid 30s ˚F. The newest snow is very dense and became damp on sunny aspects as well as all aspects in the lower elevations. Overnight temperatures were in the mid to upper 20s and the wind has been light from the northwest.

Mountain Weather: We have two more days of very mild weather with mountain temperatures getting into the low 40s. Wind will shift around and blow from the southwest with gradually increasing speeds through Wednesday afternoon. The Thursday/Friday storm is looking weaker to me today. I'm thinking it's only going to produce 2 to 4 inches by Saturday.

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