Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains
Sunday morning, March 25, 2018
The majority of the terrain along the Skyline has a LOW to MODERATE danger. There is still a chance that a person could trigger a very dangerous avalanche on slopes steeper than 35 degrees that face northwest, north and east above about 9500'. Likelihood of triggering something is low, consequences are high.
Weather and Snow
A quick hitting storm last night produced 5 to 10" of new snow along the Skyline. The higher amounts are in the central portion of the Skyline around Ephraim Canyon. The top of Fairview Canyon received about 5" and areas farther south near 12 Mile Canyon picked up a little less.
The new snow won't change the avalanche conditions a whole lot. There may be some activity involving the new snow in areas that received the most snow. This alone should be manageable. I would continue to avoid the bigger steep upper elevation northwest through east facing slopes where a person could still trigger something that breaks to the ground.
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