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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024
The overall avalanche danger is currently MODERATE.
Human triggered avalanches are becoming unlikely but are still possible.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: There's been no new snow since the day before Thanksgiving. Riding conditions remain decent on sheltered shady terrain. Sunny facing slopes will either be damp or have a crust.
Mountain Weather: A ridge of high pressure is producing mild weather over our area and will continue until at least Sunday, Dec 8th. Maybe longer. We'll see plenty of sun with occasional periods of high clouds. Daytime temperatures will get into the mid to upper 30s. Wind looks generally light to moderate in speed through the week.
Recent Avalanches
There haven't been any reported avalanches since Friday, November 29th.
CLICK HERE for a list of known avalanches on the Skyline.
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Avalanche Problem #1
Persistent Weak Layer
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Description
Snow from Oct and mid Nov became weak and sugary over time. Two feet of snow fell on November 26th which piled up on top of the older weak snow. The weak snow became overloaded and produced some natural avalanche activity. There were also some snowmobile triggered avalanches.
The weak snow remains at the base of the snowpack. Over time, it is adjusting to the high density snow on top of it. The chances for triggering an avalanche decrease each day. However, there is still a chance and it's difficult to determine which slopes will avalanche and which ones won't.
The bottom line is if you stick to slopes under 30 degrees in steepness, you will stay out of trouble.
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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.
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