Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Monday morning, March 31, 2025
The majority of the terrain on the Skyline has a LOW to MODERATE avalanche danger.
There is still a minor chance of triggering an avalanche that breaks deep into older sugary weak snow. The danger rating is CONSIDERABLE on very steep slopes that face north, northeast and east.
Chances of triggering something continue to become less but consequences remain serious.
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Weather and Snow
Current Conditions: Temperatures got into the mid 30s on Sunday and cooled to around freezing overnight. With partially cloudy skies and the mild temperatures on Sunday, the new snow got wet on many aspects. Wind from the southwest has been generally light to moderate in speed.
Mountain Weather: We'll see increasing clouds today ahead of a storm that will move through tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures should get up to around 40˚F. Wind from the southwest will increase late in the day. The storm looks slightly weaker to me than it did. I'm thinking 8 to 10" of snow should fall by Wednesday. Cool unsettled weather continues through the week with a few periods of light snow accumulations.
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Avalanche Problem #1
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Triggering an avalanche that breaks deep into old layers of sugary faceted snow remains the most serious threat out there today. Chances become less and less as the spring progresses. The last warm up really melted the snow a bunch and now it is frozen up again. This melt-freeze cycle should continue to stabilize those old weak layers. All that said, just keep in mind, there is still a chance to trigger a dangerous avalanche and there's no good way to determine which slope will release and which one won't.
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.