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Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Monday morning, January 24, 2022
Today the avalanche danger is LOW on all aspects and elevations and generally safe avalanche conditions exist. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features, particularly in areas of rocky, more radical more extreme terrain.
It's also still very low tide out there. Beware of rocks, stumps, and deadfall lurking beneath the surface.
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Weather and Snow
Sitting on the front side of a ridge off the Pacific coast, we will remain under a mostly dry northwesterly flow through the week. A weak, shortwave trough affecting mainly northern Utah will drop SE through Colorado tonight bringing us clouds and a slight chance for snow showers. Clouds will linger into Tuesday before clearing out later in the day. Dry and sunny conditions return for the remainder if the week.
Snow totals and temps at Buckboard Flat (8924')
Snow totals and temps at Camp Jackson (8858')
Snowpack
Over the past few weeks, the snow surface has been subject to the ravages of wind and sun and conditions are variable. Depths across the range average 2'-3' deep above about 9000'. Northerly facing slopes above about 9500' have held snow since October, and this old snow has formed a weak, sugary, faceted layer at the base of the snowpack. Snow from two storm events in December have formed a dense slab over top of this weak, sugary snow. Human triggered avalanches failing on this persistent weak layer are increasingly unlikely, but they may still be possible on steep, northerly facing slopes.
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This forecast is from the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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