BE CAREFUL...HIGH AVY DANGER

[Tmann]

HERE IS A CLIP FOR TUESDAY

Currently much of the new snow lacks the cohesion to produce slab avalanches, however greater future heavy loading and very strong winds will quickly change this. In areas that may have initially had a good bond to the old snow or crust, the very cold temperatures over the past two days has likely weakened this due to faceting around the crust surface.

We can not emphasize enough how well set this scenario is for a rapid and significant avalanche cycle.Steep slopes should release initially with additional loading with lower angled terrain holding more loading and may release subsequently or with the additional weight of a traveler. This may be a case where lower angled terrain will not even be safe if loaded with significant new snow!

 

[Uncle si]

It's meadow time. Watch for trees unloading, too.

 

[rmk2112]

Danger Rose for Tuesday
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[Tmann]

Last night all the orange was a nice shade of red on that rose. they must have changed it a lil. Ride safe

 

[rmk2112]

Link to Avalanche Center and Weather Forecasts are in a sticky at the top of the forum as well.

Weather Forecasts/Conditions - Avalanche Info - Wilderness Boundries
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UPDATED ROSE FOR TUESDAY
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DANGER ROSE FOR WEDNESDAY

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[Tmann]

With periods of heavy snow loading...heaviest in the south and central, strong winds and very slow warming likely over the next 48 hours, this almost perfect storm of avalanche condtions should create increasingly large and very dangerous avalanches in many areas.

As a result of anticipated poor weather and unusually severe avalanche conditions, back country travel should be avoided on Wednesday...and it may be best to stay home and participate in all of the fun of developing lowland snowfall.

Slowly and briefly decreasing snowfall late Wednesday should allow for a slight decrease in the otherwise greatly elevated avalanche danger overnight into early Thursday.



I like the 4 ft of fresh that Snoqualmie summit is reporting. I don't like black roses (check the avy report). If you ride be safe and think of your buddies at the bottom of the hill where your slide will stop.

 

[mkcj]

Yeah that ^ it is at extreme levels now. Be safe everyone.
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[Eburg-Nytro]

Its pretty bad... I rode Crystal Springs today stayed low but even just riding on the roads the hills were letting lose. Sparked three different ones. Everyone play safe!! It was deep though!!