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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Monday morning, February 19, 2018

The avalanche danger is HIGH today. Backcountry travel is not recommended. Stay off and out from underneath steep slopes. Some avalanches may run long distances so it is very important to make sure you are not at the bottom of any large avalanche path.

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Weather and Snow

It started snowing at about 2am and we're up to around 6 inches so far. Southwest wind is still strong. Temperatures have been dropping and are in the teens.

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Avalanche Problem #1
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It's no mystery what's going on. We have had weak snow sitting around for most of the winter and now we're finally stacking new snow on top of it. There have been human triggered and large natural avalanches over the last few days. With more snow anticipated today, more natural avalanches are expected.

Additional Information

I'm expecting snow for most of the day which could add another foot to our snowpack. Temperatures will continue to drop from the teens into the single digits. Wind will shift northwest and start to slow in speed this morning sometime. Snowfall looks like it will taper off this evening.

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