Summit Lake

Triggering an avalanche in the Summit Lake zone will be unlikely today. While conditions are generally stable, it's still important to practice safe travel protocols. This includes traveling one at a time in steep terrain, watching partners from safe spots outside avalanche runout zones, and having exit routes planned in the unlikely event that a slope slides.

It's been well over a week since any observed avalanche activity, and with another day of mild weather, any human-triggered avalanches will be unlikely today.  Low danger does not mean no danger, and it remains important to practice safe travel habits by traveling one at a time in avalanche terrain, spotting your partners, and re-grouping in safe zones.  Consider the consequences on any given piece of terrain you're exposed to and ask yourself: where will the snow take me if this slope does slide?  Minimizing exposure to terrain traps, being rescue-ready, and communicating with your partners and adjacent groups are all equally important strategies on both high- and low-danger days.  

Wet Loose Avalanches: Daytime temperatures continue to slowly, but consistently, climb a bit higher each day.  Expect that wet loose activity could pick up later in the day, around the 3 to 4 o'clock hour.  Lower elevation, below ~2,000' are where we're most likely to see wet-loose avalanche activity today.  

Dry Loose Snow Avalanches: Steep northerlies are still holding cold, dry snow.  Sluffs are easy to trigger in steep terrain today and will be fast-moving.