Loose Wet
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
- Likelihood
- Possible
- Size
- 3
The primary avalanche concern involves buried faceted snow from January that will most likely become damp today and Saturday. This layer has been mostly stable over the last week but as it becomes damp, it may make the snowpack unstable. It is possible that we could see some natural wet avalanches breaking into the old facets. The best strategy for dealing with this is to not overstay your welcome. Get onto the snow early in the day and stay away from steeper terrain as it heats up and gets sloppy.
The reality is that not many people are going to get into avalanche terrain because it's now so difficult to access. You can't get into many of the suspect avalanche paths because access has either melted out or the conditions are so sloppy and unsupportable that it is difficult to travel with skis or machines.