Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Jan 14th, 2019–Jan 15th, 2019

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Alpine

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Below Treeline

Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

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The Bottom Line: Warm temperatures and sunshine on Tuesday may allow for another round of wet avalanche activity in isolated areas. Watch for unstable snow on steep, sun-exposed slopes.

Snow and Avalanche Discussion

On Monday, mountain weather stations in adjacent areas recorded temperatures in the mid-50s at 5000ft. Wet loose avalanche activity occurred on southerly slopes at mid and upper elevations over the past 3 days. A cooling trend will begin to lock up the snowpack. Avalanche concerns will diminish when snow surfaces are frozen and hard but may turn on again during peak heating hours.

Problems

Loose Wet

Loose Wet avalanches are the release of wet unconsolidated snow or slush. These avalanches typically occur within layers of wet snow near the surface of the snowpack, but they may quickly gouge into lower snowpack layers. Like Loose Dry Avalanches, they start at a point and entrain snow as they move downhill, forming a fan-shaped avalanche. Other names for loose-wet avalanches include point-release avalanches or sluffs. Loose Wet avalanches can trigger slab avalanches that break into deeper snow layers.