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Avalanche danger

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Alpine
1 · Low
Treeline
1 · Low
Below
1 · Low
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Highlights

Little change in weather has done little to change the avalanche danger.  Without an overnight refreeze, wet snow avalanches remain on the table.  You can reduce your risk by avoiding slopes steeper than 35 degrees or ones near terrain traps like gullies or roads.  

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Avalanche problems

  • Wet Slabs

    • Alpine
    • Treeline
    • Below treeline
    Likelihood
    Unlikely
    Size
    1–2

    Liquid meltwater has trickled down, and where it meets a hard bed surface, such as a melt-freeze crust, it can act as a lubricant in a slab avalanche.  Timing is hard to predict but they could be 1-3' thick.  

    Wet loose avalanches are unlikely, but a person pushing on a steep roll could still initiate one.  Rollerballs have previously occurred and would probably not offer warning today.  

    (3/25/2025)

    The crown in the bottom middle of this photo distinguishes it as a wet slab.  Nearby wet loose and rollerballs are all red flags that likely came first.   

    Photo: Victor McNeil

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