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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik for
Sunday, March 24, 2019
In the higher terrain, the avalanche danger is generally LOW this morning. The danger may rise to MODERATE with daytime heating and we may see some natural wet avalanche activity especially in the low and mid elevations. Once the snow becomes wet and mushy it's time to start avoiding the steepest slopes.
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Huntington Canyon is currently closed due to natural avalanches that released and blocked the road with debris. It is closed from the Electric Lake Dam down to Crandall Canyon. It will most likely remain closed today and may be closed Monday as well. The shallow weak snowpack has become unstable due to recent warm temperatures.
Weather and Snow
We picked up a few more inches of snow overnight. Mountain temperatures remain mild with most upper elevation stations in the mid to upper 20s. Below 8500', temperatures are hovering around freezing. Southwest wind has been fairly light with moderate speeds along the highest terrain.
We might see a few lingering periods of light snowfall this morning as the storm starts to exit our area. It's possible we'll see skies break this afternoon but there is enough moisture that the mountains may remain "socked in" with clouds. Ridgetop temperatures will be in the low 30s. Things clear out for the first half of the week with very mild temperatures reaching into the mid 40s along the higher ridges. It looks like unsettled weather will move back in bringing snow for that last part of the week.
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The biggest concern once again for today is wet avalanche activity. The new snow will become damp as the day goes on and may be prone to natural avalanches on the steepest slopes that are about 40 degrees or steeper. This is an easy problem to avoid. Simply avoid steep terrain as the snow becomes wet and mushy. Avoid being below any steep slopes and stay out of steep ravines and gullies.
Clear and warm weather over the next few days will continue to enhance this avalanche problem. It will run it's course and become stable again but it will probably take a few days to do so. Areas with shallow weak snowpack in the mid and lower elevations like Huntington Canyon is where the danger is most pronounced. If the snow is damp and your boots penetrate through the snowpack to the ground, you are in an area that is unstable.
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