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Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′ and MODERATE above 1000′. Northwest outflow winds increased last night and are expected to continue this morning, making natural avalanches possible and human-triggered avalanches likely where the [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. New snowfall combined with NW gap winds this afternoon are likely to cause natural and human triggered avalanches up to 1′ deep. Larger avalanches on [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE above 1000′. The new snow that fell on Wednesday has been blown around by strong westerly winds making wind slabs 1-2′ deep possible for people to trigger [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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Heavy snowfall last night and windy weather today will keep the avalanche danger CONSIDERABLE above 1,000′. Wind slab avalanches between 1-2′ thick may release naturally and should be easy for [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Wet Slab
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE at all elevations today. Large amounts of new and windblown snow in the upper elevations and rain falling on snow in the lower elevations will [Read More] | ||
Wet Slab
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Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger is rising to HIGH today as a warm, wet, and windy storm impacts the region. Rain falling on snow in the mid elevations and strong wind and [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The danger remains CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. A storm is expected to arrive this afternoon, with increasing east winds making wind slab avalanches likely through the day. This storm will start adding stress [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. The easterly winds are expected to back off slightly, but will still be moving snow into sensitive slabs in the upper elevations, making it easy [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′. Strong winds continue to form wind slabs at treeline and above which remain likely for human triggering today. A weak layer buried 1-3′ deep could [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′. Human triggered and natural avalanches in areas being actively wind loaded are likely. A weak layer buried 1-3′ deep could also produce very large avalanches. [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE as this week’s wind storm continues to make larger natural and human-triggered avalanches likely where sensitive wind slabs are forming. We are also concerned with a [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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Avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE at all elevations for a variety of dangerous avalanche issues. In the mid and high elevations, wind slab avalanches may still release naturally due to strong [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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Very strong east winds are impacting the mountains and raising the avalanche danger to HIGH at the mid and upper elevations. Naturally occurring wind slab avalanches are likely and human [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′. Very strong easterly winds will increase the chances of triggering a large avalanche where snow is being blown into sensitive slabs, and we will [Read More] | ||
Persistent Slabs
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′. It is likely a person will be able to trigger a large avalanche on weak snow buried 2 to 3′ deep. It will also be [Read More] | ||
Persistent Slabs
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Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger remains HIGH above 1000′. The potential for very large human triggered avalanches still exists due to the heavy snowfall yesterday on top of buried weak layers 2-3′ deep. We [Read More] | ||
Persistent Slabs
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Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger is HIGH at all elevations. A strong storm started yesterday evening with winds gusting to 90 mph and up to a foot of new snow already fallen. Today [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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A storm is moving in today and peaking tomorrow, which will create dangerous avalanche conditions. Today the danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1,000′ where increasing winds are expected to blow snow into [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2,500′ today. A storm bringing mostly wind has arrived creating fresh wind slabs up to one foot deep. This new load will add stress [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE at all elevations. Triggering a slab avalanche around a foot deep is possible. The chances are more likely on wind loaded slopes but this could [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′ today. Strong easterly winds will build another round of sensitive wind slabs, making it easy to trigger an avalanche up to a foot deep within [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Glide Avalanches
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. New snow and strong winds overnight will make it easier to trigger an avalanche where another round of wind slabs have formed. There is also [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Glide Avalanches
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE above 1000′. Wind slab avalanches 1-2′ deep are possible for a person to trigger today. An incoming storm this afternoon will bring increasing easterly winds that could [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Glide Avalanches
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE at all elevations today. Human triggered and natural avalanches 1-2′ deep caused by wind transported snow are the most likely type of avalanche to encounter. Glide avalanches [Read More] | ||
Wind Slabs
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Glide Avalanches
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Avalanche danger is expected to rise to CONSIDERABLE in the upper elevations (above 2,500′) as strong NW outflow winds develop today. Wind slabs can form quickly on any slope seeing [Read More] |
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