Avalanche forecast

Skyline

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Avalanche danger

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  • Treeline
  • Below treeline
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Highlights

There is a "pockety" MODERATE avalanche danger on the Skyline. Small human triggered avalanches involving the new snow are possible in isolated locations. These won't pose much threat unless you are on very steep radical terrain with consequences below like rocks, cliffs or trees that you could get pushed into.

Avalanche problems

  • Storm Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Possible
    Size
    2

    The new snow was pretty well behaved on Thursday. There were two things I noted.

    1. The new low density snow was prone to sluffing on very steep slopes. Now that it's had some more time to settle I doubt that we'll see much of that today.
    2. I did find one location where I was able to get a slope to crack out from a distance. It was on an east facing slope that had very loose facets that were on the surface prior to the storm. The slope had about 8 or 10" of new snow that had become just damp enough to form a cohesive slab over the weak facets. I'm not all that concerned about this situation in the short term but it could be a hint at things to come with additional storms.

    Overall, we are still dealing with fairly stable conditions. There may be some pockets scattered around where a person could get the new snow to crack out. They shouldn't pose much threat unless you are above exposed terrain.

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Snow and Weather

Current Conditions

Wednesday's storm snow greatly improved the riding conditions. The very low density snow quickly consolidated quite a bit. Even though temperatures stayed cold (<20˚F) during the day, sunny slopes became damp. You'll find a crust on east, south and southwest facing slopes.

Mountain Weather We have a couple of nice sunny days ahead with temperatures into the mid 20s today and a bit warmer Saturday. There are a few more storm systems that will move through starting Monday. These look like they want to split again and move through to our south. As of now it looks like we won't see all that much snow from them.

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