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Forecast for the Skyline Area Mountains

Brett Kobernik
Issued by Brett Kobernik on
Friday morning, December 8, 2023
There is a MODERATE overall avalanche danger on the Skyline today. Human triggered avalanches are possible on mid and upper elevation steep terrain that faces west through north through east. The most dangerous places are where the wind has deposited the fresh snow into drifts.
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Current Conditions: A storm is moving through this morning and as of 7am we've picked up about 3 inches of new snow. Temperatures dropped into the upper teens overnight and the wind has been moderate in speed from the west. It was somewhat breezy on Thursday.
Mountain Weather: We may see light snowfall throughout the day but I'm not expecting much more accumulation. Temperatures will continue to decrease and drop into the single digits tonight. Wind will continue from the west northwest in the moderate speed range today. It'll feel a little breezy along exposed locations. Saturday looks partly cloudy with highs staying in the teens. Things warm up again Sunday. The next chance for snow is Monday night into Tuesday which could bring 3 to 6 inches.
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Avalanche Problem #1
Persistent Weak Layer
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Today's storm won't change the avalanche conditions much. You're main concern remains in the higher elevation more northerly facing terrain. Weak faceted snow near the ground is the weak layer, last week's storm as well as today's snow forms the slab. This is what is known as a Persistent Weak Layer and the only mitigation that is 100% effective is avoidance. You simply need to avoid this type of steep terrain until the weak layer has stabilized.
Remember, you can safely travel in this terrain as long as you stick to slopes that are 30˚ or less in steepness and make sure there are not steep slopes above you.
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