The National Weather Service Forecasts-

TODAY...DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO
15 MPH. NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE.

TUESDAY...LOCALLY WINDY. INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS AROUND 37.
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND
DOUGLAS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

The last week has been quite calm with very little moisture...

This has given the snowpack quite some time to settle and bond.

With light winds and almost no precip in the forecast today avalanche danger is LOW at this time.

Should we see much sun today avalanche danger may increase to moderate for point release avalanches on SE-SE facing slopes.

On Thane Road Snowslide Creek remains quite loaded and has a large overhanging cornice which continues to cause concern. It it very hard to predict cornice fall or stability of cornices. Should this cornice fail there is a possibility of releasing slab avalanches on persistent weak layers that may exist in that path. Although this avalanche would not be huge it is important to recognize this path is still quite filled in and it would run quite a ways.

Confidence for forecasting this path is quite poor.

Have a great day.

A special thanks to all the people who took time out of their busy schedules to come out and support the Juneau Backcountry Avalanche Search and Rescue Drill.

The drill went very well.

THANKS- Juneau Snowmobile Club, Juneau Mountain Rescue, Civil Air Patrol, SEADOGS, Capital City Fire and Rescue, the Forest Service and others!!!

It is a pleasure working in a community with so many people willing to come together and support these training events!