Abajos

You could still trigger an avalanche on steep, northerly facing slopes that have enough snow to ski or ride. However, due to a lack of sufficient snow cover on the majority of the terrain, the avalanche danger is isolated to specific features and therefore MODERATE. With the current snowpack structure consisting of a slab on top of layers of weak, sugary, faceted snow, steep, NW-E facing slopes with sufficient cover should be avoided for the foreseeable future. Expect the danger to rise instantly with the first significant snow load. Most south-facing terrain is bare and has generally LOW danger.

A low pressure system moving through the Great Basin will bring a a chance for snow with perhaps a better looking system later in the week.

NWS Weather Forecast.

Snow totals at Buckboard Flat (8924')

Snow totals at Camp Jackson (8858')

Snowpack Discussion

The current snowpack is very shallow and most of it is comprised of layers of loose, weak, sugary snow. On northerly aspects, a slab overrides this weak sugary snow and this creates an unstable situation on slopes that have enough snow to ski or ride. Conditions are deceiving due to the overall lack of coverage and the general inaccessibility of avalanche terrain, but if you went searching for an avalanche you could still find one. With the current snowpack structure, steep northerly facing terrain with sufficient coverage should be avoided for the foreseeable future.

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This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.