Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Friday - March 10, 2017 - 7:01am
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Avalanche conditions are generally safe with most of the terrain having a LOW danger. The danger of wet avalanches will increase as the day goes on so avoid being on and below very steep terrain as the snow becomes really wet. Cornices are large and may start to break off naturally with the warm weather.
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Temperatures remained fairly warm overnight with lows only in the mid 30s in the higher terrain. This is one indicator that points to wet avalanche activity. Generally it takes two to three nights in a row with above freezing temperatures to produce significant wet avalanche activity but it is something to keep an eye on today. Wet avalanche activity is pretty easy to avoid for the most part. Stay out of confined terrain such as steep walled gullies where wet snow can pile up deep. Move off of steep slopes as they start to become wet and sloppy.
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