Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Abajo Area Mountains Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Thursday - January 19, 2017 - 7:02am
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The avalanche danger is generally LOW. Isolated areas remain where a person could trigger an old hard wind slab, or deeper persistent slab avalanche failing on weak, sugary snow near the ground. Areas where you might encounter these problems are on steep, upper elevation slopes that face the north half of the compass, or in areas that have been wind loaded such as the lee sides of ridge crests and terrain features like steep gully walls.




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The Abajo/Blue Mountain avalanche advisory will provide detailed information on the weekends. During the week, general information and a danger rating will be posted.

current conditions

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Winds, temperature and humidity on Abajo Peak.

Snow totals at Camp Jackson.
weather

Today

Snow, mainly after 10am. Patchy blowing snow. High near 28. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 18. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Friday

Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 20. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Saturday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 24. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.