Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains
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Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Friday morning, February 1, 2019
Friday morning, February 1, 2019
The avalanche danger is MODERATE today, but deep and dangerous, human triggered avalanches, failing on a buried persistent weak layer are still possible. You are most likely to encounter this problem on slopes steeper than about 35 degrees that face W-N-SE. The danger is greatest on slopes with a northerly component and local observers and I are going to continue to avoid this type of terrain. There also remains an isolated, or MODERATE possibility for triggering an old, hard wind slab in exposed areas. Suspect smooth, rounded pockets, or ribbons of hard snow that feel hollow underneath. Most S-SW facing terrain offers generally LOW danger.
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