Skyline
Avalanche danger
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
Highlights
The danger remains CONSIDERABLE. Human triggered avalanches are likely today. The bottom line is you'll want to avoid slopes steeper than about 30 degrees today at all elevations and all aspects. Avalanches are releasing in mid and lower elevations where we don't always see them.
Recent Activity
There was an interesting avalanche reported from very near the Scofield Reservoir. It looks like it released naturally over the last few days, most likely early Friday morning during the strong southwest wind. What is interesting is this is an area that often doesn't see the right conditions for avalanches. This is something we need to consider as we have more snow cover than usual in a lot of mid and low elevation terrain. I have seen a number of avalanches in places I usually don't worry about. The point is we need to pay attention to the conditions wherever there are snow covered slopes steeper than about 30 degrees.
Photo: Jeremy. Taken from the road on the entrance to Scofield Mountain Homes.
Snow and Weather
The Skyline picked up a trace to an inch of snow on Sunday. Wind is almost nonexistent and temperatures are in the low single digits.
Additional Info
SKYLINE AVALANCHES & OBSERVATIONS
This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.