25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
25th Annual Black Diamond Fall Fundraising Party
Thursday, September 13; 6:00-10:00 PM; Black Diamond Parking Lot
Advisory: Abajo Area Mountains | Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Tuesday - December 27, 2016 - 7:14am |
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special announcement |
current conditions The Abajo Mountains picked up about a foot of snow over Christmas weekend, and base depth at Camp Jackson is 22". Overall, It's still pretty thin coverage with a lot of grass and bushes poking out, but things are improving. Winds, temperature and humidity on Abajo Peak. Snow totals at Camp Jackson. |
type | aspect/elevation | characteristics |
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LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
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LARGE
SMALL
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INCREASING DANGER
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DECREASING DANGER
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description
Moderate to strong, gusty winds with plenty of loose snow available for transport over the weekend translated to drifting snow and the formation of new wind slabs. Avoid areas of recently deposited, wind drifted snow and look for tell tale signs of instability such as cracking in the snow surface. A triggered wind slab also has the potential to step down into a deeper persistent slab. |
type | aspect/elevation | characteristics |
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LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
SIZE
LARGE
SMALL
TREND
INCREASING DANGER
SAME
DECREASING DANGER
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description
The underlying snowpack is very weak, and additional snow load from overriding wind slabs has increased the danger for trigger a deeper persistent slab avalanche. You are most likely to find this problem on steep, upper elevation slopes that have a NW-N-E aspect. |
weather Today Sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Friday A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. |