Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik for
Monday, February 13, 2023
Overall, the avalanche danger rating on the Skyline is LOW.
Human triggered avalanches are unlikely.
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We are putting on a Backcountry 101 avalanche class for motorized users next week, February 17 & 18. We will do online presentations on Friday evening and a full day out in the mountains on Saturday.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: Temperatures got into the mid to upper 30s on Sunday and overnight were in the mid-teens to mid 20s. The wind has been mostly light from the east overnight. You can still find soft settled snow but we're getting to the point where we could use a refresher.
Mountain Weather: We have another nice day in store with sun, high temperatures into the mid 30s and light to moderate wind from a southerly direction. Unfortunately, the Tuesday-Wednesday storm looks like it's trending dryer for our zone. I think we're only going to see 3 to 6 inches of new snow by Thursday.
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Avalanche Problem #1
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During fieldwork over the last few days my partners and I hit hundreds of wind drifts that formed last week and had only minor cracking in a handful. We traveled on slopes that faced all different directions. We traveled on some pretty steep slopes. I did not see anything alarming as far as signs of avalanche danger. You can roam around in almost any location right now and the chance of triggering an avalanche is LOW. Exceptions would be the most extreme steep and rocky high elevation terrain where there is always a particular risk.
General Announcements
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.