Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Abajo Area Mountains Issued by Eric Trenbeath for Saturday - April 1, 2017 - 7:28am
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There is an isolated or MODERATE danger for triggering a shallow wind slab in steep, upper elevation terrain that faces W-N-E. If the sun pokes out we may see a few point release, wet sluffs out of rocky areas. Elsewhere the danger is generally LOW.
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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

The mountains picked up 3-5" over the past 24 hours. Winds are light, and 10,000' temps are in the high 20's.

weather

Residual clouds will hang over the mountains today with a few isolated flurries possible. ESE winds will average 10-15 mph shifting to northerly by this afternoon. High temperatures at 10,000' will be in the low 30's.



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The information in this advisory is from the US Forest Service which is solely responsible for its content. This advisory describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.