Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Wednesday - January 17, 2018 - 6:56am
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE today. Human triggered avalanches are becoming less likely but are still possible on the steeper upper elevation west, north and east facing slopes above around 9000'. It is risky to trust a slope that has buried faceted (sugary) snow.
special announcement

Be sure to join us at Big Pine Sports on Thursday, January 25th for a free avalanche presentation. DETAILS HERE

We are offering a Motorized Backcountry 101 avalanche class on February 10th. DETAILS HERE
current conditions

Collapsing of the snowpack continued to be reported from the backcountry on Tuesday. The collapses seem to be a little more "localized" rather than the type that rumble for far distances away from you. This is consistent with an unstable snowpack after a week of no snow or significant wind. Things will continue to become less sensitive each day until we see another significant snow load or wind load. The important thing is that the weak snow deeper in the snowpack is still present and will be for the foreseeable future. We will no doubt see more avalanche activity caused by the weak snow that formed earlier this season.
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