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Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Thursday morning, November 28, 2019
A powerful winter storm is underway and the avalanche danger will rise quickly today. 2' - 3' of snow is expected by the end of the day tomorrow. The avalanche danger will rise to CONSIDERABLE today and human triggered avalanches involving new and wind drifted snow are likely. The danger will continue to increase and become more widespread as new and wind drifted snow piles up. By tomorrow the avalanche danger could reach HIGH. Backcountry travelers need to have good route finding skills and know how to avoid being on or underneath avalanche terrain. Avoid steep wind drifted slopes and stay out from under run out zones.
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Weather and Snow
A powerful winter storm is underway that looks to bring 2'-3' of snow to the mountains. Light snow started to fall around midnight and Buckboard Snotel is reporting 4". I expect double that has fallen at North Creek Pass. Overnight ESE winds have blown in the 30's with gusts as high as 50 mph. Heavy snow will fall today with 10"-16" possible. Snow will continue tonight and tomorrow. Winds will continue to howl in the 40-50 mph range shifting to more southerly. By Friday gusts could reach 75 mph. It's time to hunker in and batten down the hatches!
Snow totals at Buckboard Flat (8924')
Snow totals at Camp Jackson (8858')
Wind, temperature, and humidity on Abajo Peak (11,000')
National Weather Service point forecast.
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