Avalanche forecast

Skyline

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Avalanche danger

  • Alpine
  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

The overall avalanche danger on the Skyline is rated at CONSIDERABLE.

Human triggered avalanches remain likely especially on steep mid and upper elevation slopes that face west, north and east.

Avalanche problems

  • Persistent Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Likely
    Size
    4

    Sorry, but this is going to sound like a broken record. Weak sugary faceted snow near the base of our snowpack is going to remain a serious concern for some time to come. It's called a Persistent Weak Layer because it persists and causes problems for long periods of time. In some areas I've seen some improvement of sugary snow where it's gained some strength but we're far from being out of the woods. Collapsing of the snowpack continues. We really need a few more feet of snow to help press down on the old weak snow and make the snow grains bond.

    Chances for triggering an avalanche become less each day but the large size stays the same.

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Snow and Weather

Current Conditions: Saturday ended up being a fairly nice day with mild temperatures, high scattered clouds and light wind. Clouds did increase late afternoon and we've had some light snowfall with a trace to an inch accumulation. It's still lightly snowing this morning with temperatures in the mid 20s and calm to light wind speeds. Mountain Weather: We'll see light snowfall during the day today hopefully adding another inch or so. High temperatures will get into the upper 20s and wind will stay light from the southwest. The weather looks kind of messy this week with periods of clouds and chances for light snowfall. We may have a few inches stack up by next weekend.

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