Avalanche Advisory Archive Pre-2016

Date Issued:2010-12-27
Danger:1
Trend:4
Probability:3
Size:1
Problem:0
Discussion:

The National Weather Service Forecasts-

TODAY...PERIODS OF SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. HIGHS 30 TO 36. EAST WIND TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT...PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3
INCHES. LOWS 21 TO 29. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS AROUND 28. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY...COLDER. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
16 TO 22. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.

The next few days should start to get interesting.

We have not received much new snow yet. Most of what we have received has had time to settle and bond.

Yet in areas where surface hoar exists this bond will be more questionable.

Depending on how fast this new snow comes in and at what temperatures will determine if our danger levels rise and how much.

Slow accumulation with very warm temps. Stability should remain fair.

Rapid accumulations, large volumes, warming temps, and wind. Danger levels will rise.

Please be aware during the next few days of new snow conditions could change from hour to hour as things start to stack up(I HOPE).

Please be aware this is not a backcountry forecast.

Tip:

It takes snow to create avalanches. With not much snow in the urban starting zones we do not have much danger.

As the snow deposits deepen in the urban starting zones the potential to create larger avalanches rises and the forecast becomes more critical.