Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains
Friday morning, December 18, 2015
Weak old snow from November with a large amount of new snow added on top of it along with recent stronger winds has created a CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger in the mid and upper elevation terrain. The old weak snow will continue to make the avalanche conditions quite dangerous through the weekend. Human triggered avalanches are likely. Continue to avoid the steeper terrain in the mid and upper elevation terrain that faces west, north and east.
Recent Avalanches
I observed a number of avalanches on Thursday that released naturally early in the morning from a bump in wind speeds and a few inches of new snow. These all broke on weak snow near the ground that fell in November.
| Date | Region | Place | Trigger | Depth | Width | Aspect | Elevation | Weakness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2015 | Skyline | Lake Canyon | Natural | 3.5' | 400 | Northeast | 10200 | Facets | Details |
| 12/17/2015 | Skyline | Skyline Summit | Natural | Northeast | 9900 | Facets | Details | ||
| 12/17/2015 | Skyline | Wedding Ring Ridge | Natural | Northeast | 9900 | Facets | Details |
Persistent Weak Layer
Description
The weak snow near the ground will continue to be unstable producing sketchy avalanche conditions through the weekend and perhaps next week as well.
Additional Information
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