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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik for
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The majority of the terrain has a LOW avalanche danger. A MODERATE avalanche danger exists along the higher, steepest, most exposed ridges and peaks where a person could trigger a fresh wind drift. Watch for textured or "pillowy" looking snow and avoid it if it is on a steep slope.

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Weather and Snow

A trace to an inch of new snow fell over the last couple hours. The wind is still breezy along the higher terrain.

The snowpack currently looks good and is mostly stable. For more details on the current snowpack, check out my findings from yesterday HERE

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Triggering a fresh wind slab on the more east facing steep terrain is the biggest avalanche concern out there right now.

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