Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains
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Issued by Dave Garcia on
Monday morning, March 4, 2024
Monday morning, March 4, 2024
A fast-moving cold front delivered 8 inches of new snow on Sunday. Continued strong winds from the WSW keep the avalanche danger elevated. Skiers and riders are likely to trigger avalanches in recent deposits of wind-drifted snow. This problem is most pronounced on leeward slopes that face W-N-E where you can find drifts 12-18 inches deep. Swirling winds deposit fresh drifts around the compass and it is POSSIBLE to trigger slabs of wind-drifted snow at all aspects and elevations.
Persistent weak layers of faceted snow exist at the base of the pack on slopes that face W-N-E-SE. These layers will be stressed and potentially overloaded by blowing and drifting snow. This will increase the chances of triggering a very deep and dangerous avalanche.
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