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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Thursday morning, January 4, 2024
The avalanche danger remains generally LOW. Human triggered avalanches are unlikely at this time.
Dangerous avalanche conditions are on their way once we add more layers of new snow on top of our weak base.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: It actually snowed a little! The Skyline picked up a trace to an inch of snow. The flow was from the southeast and you might even find like 2 to 3 inches of new snow in upper Ferron Canyon which gets favored by a southeast flow. We're in a cooling trend. Temperatures made it into the mid 20s on Wednesday and dropped into the teens overnight. The wind has switched around and is from the northwest now and is very light in speed.
Mountain Weather: We're going to see a few periods of light snowfall over the next couple of days. Nothing to get too excited about but we might end up with a few inches of new snow by the weekend. Temperatures will be in the teens to low 20s. It looks like the wind from the northwest will increase in speed today and Friday. I'd call it moderate to strong speeds. Weather models continue to suggest a wetter period next week.
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The dusting of new snow hasn't change avalanche conditions much. It is still relatively safe out there and human triggered avalanches are unlikely. Just keep in mind that if the weather models are correct and we get a bunch of snow through next week, avalanche conditions will get dangerous.
For a detailed description of what's gone on so far this season, check the SKYLINE SEASONAL SNOWPACK SUMMARY.
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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.