Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Friday - March 31, 2017 - 6:49am
bottom line

The avalanche danger is still generally LOW this morning. It may rise to MODERATE if we see more snow and wind than anticipated. Watch for any increase in wind where the new snow starts getting drifted. Drifts will likely form in areas where they usually don't due to the east wind direction today.
current conditions

The rain snow line was around the 8500 foot level on Thursday when snow started about 2pm. We picked up 3 inches by the evening. Another inch fell overnight bringing us up to 4 inches total since Thursday. Overnight the temperatures were around 30˚F. The wind direction has shifted more to the east and is in the moderate speed range.

weather

As the storm pulls away from us, we'll see an east wind flow today with mostly cloudy skies. It doesn't look like the wind will get real strong but I've been duped before with east wind. The flow shifts more north tonight. I think we'll see 2 to 4 inches more snow by the end of the storm tonight. The weekend looks pretty nice with some clouds. Another storm is shaping up for Monday.
general announcements

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