Warm weather, so far, has not produced any significant avalanche activity on the Skyline.
As things continue to warm through the day today, the avalanche danger will rise to MODERATE above 9500' on slopes that face northwest, north, northeast and east.
If you find yourself punching deep into slushy, sloppy snow, the snowpack is becoming unstable, and you should avoid being on or below steep slopes.
Wet snow avalanches are your main concern today. I don't think this really poses a huge threat but you should always be aware of this in the spring. As the snow softens and gets sloppy during the heat of the day, it becomes unstable. The rule of thumb is to start avoiding steep terrain when the snow starts getting mushy and unsupportable.
Today is the last avalanche forecast for the 2025-26 winter season.
As of late Saturday afternoon, I have not seen or heard of any significant avalanche activity that has occurred due to the heat wave.
General Conditions: The snow meltdown over the last week has been impressive. We've lost about 10 inches from the total depth. Temperatures have been into the 60s during the day and only cooling into the 40s overnight. Wind from the west got pretty breezy on Saturday. As you can imagine, riding conditions are poor. The snowpack is unsupportable in most places. You will find yourself punching into unconsolidated slushy snow.
Mountain Weather: Temperatures will be slightly cooler today compared to Saturday, but that's not saying much. We will still see highs getting into the upper 50s. Wind will slow as the day goes on. Looking forward, we'll have another week of warm weather, then the chance for some storms to move through the following week.
This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
