Avalanche Advisory Archive Pre-2016

Date Issued:2012-02-08
Danger:1
Trend:4
Probability:1
Size:1
Problem:0
Discussion:

The National Weather Service Forecasts-

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AROUND 40. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 33. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO
20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 33. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO
20 MPH.

The snowpack has had a good while to settle and bond. It has been gaining strength.

Although the temperatures have been slightly above freezing the solar radiation has been quite limited with our partly cloudy conditions.

Avalanche danger is LOW this morning. Natural avalanches very unlikely. Human triggered avalanches unlikely.

It has still been above freezing at elevation. There still is the possibility for some small amounts of snow to clean off of the super steep rocky areas. But in general any activity would be quite small in isolated areas.

This afternoon into tomorrow we will start to see some precipitation enter the picture once again. This will add some additional free moisture to the snowpack and avalanche danger will increase slightly until the cooler temperatures set back in. The forecast amounts are to be small and the temperatures very near to freezing once again.

Temperatures not nearly as warm or as wet as last weeks conditions will help to limit the dangers.

Be aware with conditions still near or above freezing in areas the cornices may still be weak in areas. But in general danger levels are low.

HAVE A GREAT DAY>

Tip:

Here is a link to some great avalanche tutorials-

http://www.mtavalanche.com/education/tutorials

Well worth the time for quick online education.