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Avalanche danger

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  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

The avalanche danger starts out LOW this morning but will rise to MODERATE with daytime heating. All the new snow may become unstable especially on sunny facing slopes. Pay close attention to what the snow is doing this afternoon during the heat of the day. Once steep slopes get really wet, it's time to start avoiding them.

Avalanche problems

  • Loose Wet

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    2

    Wet avalanche activity is your main concern today. Temperatures stayed warm overnight so this will make the snow soften quicker today. We are also going to see warmer temperatures than Saturday and sun at least this morning. The good thing is that all the new snow has already gone through a few melt-freeze cycles which helps make it not as susceptible to becoming unstable. My hunch is we won't see much wet snow avalanche activity today but you always need to be alert in the springtime.

Special Announcement

Today is the last regularly scheduled forecast. I will be doing intermittent forecasts through the end of the month when conditions warrant. The next forecast will most likely be Wednesday with the next storm.

Snow and Weather

It was much cloudier on Saturday than I anticipated which kept wet avalanche activity at bay. The new snow has settled dramatically and become damp in most places with the lower elevations getting wet and sloppy. Mountain temperatures stayed warm overnight with many of the higher stations hovering around freezing.

This morning starts out nice with clear skies but we may see some clouds build through the day. Ridgetop high temperatures will be in the low 40s. It looks like the west wind will increase late this afternoon.

The next storm will move through Tuesday into Wednesday which currently looks like it might bring 4 to 8 inches of snow.

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