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Forecast for the Abajos Area Mountains

Eric Trenbeath
Issued by Eric Trenbeath on
Tuesday morning, April 9, 2019
Without an overnight refreeze, there will be a MODERATE danger for human triggered avalanches involving wet snow. Loose snow sluffs, and wet slab avalanches are possible.
Avoid steep slopes with wet, sloppy, or punchy snow today.
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Next Sunday, April 14 will be the last regular advisory for the season. I will post updates as conditions warrant through the rest of the month.
Weather and Snow
It's cloudy, warm, and windy up there this morning with temps in the 40's, and SW ridge top winds averaging 20 mph with higher gusts. A powerful storm system is on the door step of the Intermountain West. It looks like it will favor points north, leaving us with around 4"-6" tomorrow, but we'll see all the other associated fanfare including high winds. Temperatures today will be 10-15 degrees above normal before plummeting to 10-15 below by tomorrow. The cold front moves through sometime after midnight tonight and snowfall is expected through the day tomorrow.
Snotel totals at Buckboard Flat (8924')
Snotel totals at Camp Jackson (8858')
Wind, temperature, and humidity on Abajo Peak (11,000')
National Weather Service point forecast.
Avalanche Problem #1
Wet Snow
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Without an overnight refreeze, you'll have to be on the lookout for wet snow avalanches today. We won't have rapid warming from the direct sun, but conditions will be sloppy and punchy out there, and both loose wet, and wet slab avalanches are possible. Avoid steep slopes with wet, sloppy snow.
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This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.
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