Forecast for the Abajo Area Mountains
Monday, February 19, 2018
The avalanche danger is expected to rise to CONSIDERABLE today on steep, upper elevation terrain that faces NW-N-E where new snow and wind loading add stress to buried weak layers in the snowpack. Human triggered avalanches will grow increasingly more likely in these areas throughout the day and natural avalanches will be possible. Backcountry travelers need to be alert to changing conditions and avoid steep terrain that has recent deposits of wind drifted snow. At mid elevations out of the wind zone, the avalanche danger is MODERATE. Low elevations offer mostly LOW danger.