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Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains

Dave Garcia
Issued by Dave Garcia for
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The avalanche danger is HIGH in the Abajo mountains. Heavy snow and strong winds have created very dangerous avalanche conditions in the backcountry. Natural and human triggered avalanches are very likely today. Backcountry travelers should avoid all avalanche terrain today. This means staying off of slopes steeper than 30 degrees, and being sure there are no steep slopes above you.
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Weather and Snow
Another Atmospheric River continues to impact the area with periods of heavy snow expected to last into Friday.
NWS forecast for the Abajo Mountains.
Snow totals and temps at Buckboard Flat (8924')
Snow totals and temps at Camp Jackson (8858')
Snowpack Summary and General Conditions
Another 10 inches of wet, heavy snow fell in the Abajos overnight, bringing storm totals to just over 20" since Sunday night. What's really impressive is how heavy this snow is. 20" of new snow comes in at 4.1" of water. This is very heavy snow. This dense snow combined with very strong SW winds has resulted in very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel advice is to avoid all avalanche terrain.
Additional Information
If you are getting out in the backcountry, we'd love to hear what you're seeing. Please submit observations here. For the most recent snowpack observations click here. You can also send an email to [email protected] or give me a call with anything noteworthy, especially avalanches! 801-647-8896
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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.
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