Presidential Range

You are unlikely to trigger an avalanche today. Rain and warm temperatures will continue to melt and settle the snowpack. Use normal cautions when traveling in avalanche terrain and carefully assess for springtime mountain hazards to help reduce your exposure.

Since yesterday morning, the summit of Mount Washington has recorded 0.4 inches of rain and a loss of 4 inches to the overall snowpack. Hermit lake reported a loss of 3.1 inches of snow since yesterday morning. This depleted and saturated snowpack lacks structure and overall size for a specific avalanche problem. However, a LOW hazard rating does not mean no avalanche danger. On all aspects that still hold snow, water moving throughout the snowpack will decrease crystal cohesion. This will allow snow to easily sluff off in steep terrain from the weight of a person, as seen yesterday. Although these may be small, they could cause consequential long sliding falls through terrain where rocks and trees are now exposed from the loss of snow. Continued warm temperatures will also increase the likelihood of springtime mountain hazards. Avoid traveling under steep slopes that hold ice above. These areas of ice may unexpectedly cleave off and can be large enough to injure you.

Lower elevations have been taken off the forecast because the overall lack of snow will limit the size and likelihood of an avalanche problem. Forecasters went into Crawford Notch yesterday and observed limited snow on northeast aspects while southern and eastern terrain were almost devoid of snow.

If traveling in steep terrain today, use normal caution such as carrying avalanche safety equipment and travel with a plan that provides appropriate safety margins for the various hazards you may encounter.

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