Most areas have a low avalanche danger.  A MODERATE danger exists above 9000 feet on north through east facing slopes.  If you’re getting on to avalanche terrain remember to follow protocol by only having one person on a slope at a time and being clear of the avalanche runnout zones.

Temperatures have been mild over the last few days with ridgetop daytime highs in the mid 30s to low 40s.  Nighttime lows have been in the low to mid 20s.  Winds have been fairly slow and variable.

I have not seen any evidence or heard of any recent avalanche activity in the past week.  Lots of big steep lines are getting climbed without incident.  I continue to find old fractures lines that are still visible from the Christmas avalanche cycle.  This shows how widespread it was and also reveals how widespread the weak snow near the ground is.  Click HERE for some photos of my recent field day.

It will be another nice day in the mountains today with ridgetop temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s.  Winds will remain fairly light and be generally from the northwest.  Mild weather continues through the weekend and well into next week before something resembling a storm may effect us late in the week.

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