Avalanche Advisory
Advisory: Skyline Area Mountains Issued by Brett Kobernik for Monday - March 6, 2017 - 6:58am
bottom line

A CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger exists on any steep slopes where the wind has been drifting snow. Human triggered avalanches are likely and natural avalanches are possible especially along the ridges. Out of wind affected areas the danger is MODERATE. Let the storm run it's course before getting into big steep terrain.
current conditions

8 to 10" of snow has accumulated overnight and currently we're seeing a period of intense snowfall. The howling south wind on Sunday has switched to the northwest and has slowed some but it's still fairly breezy. Temperatures have dropped into the single digits. The new snow most likely bonded well to the old snow surface. The wind is what is making things dangerous forming drifts and slabs that people are likely to trigger today.

This storm fits the pattern that we've been in most of the winter. We see the avalanche danger increase during the storms and then the snow stabilizes fairly rapidly after the storm is done.

weather

The storm will continue through today but will be winding down. A few more inches of snow is possible. It'll stay somewhat windy through the day from the west. High temperatures should get into the mid teens. We'll see a significant warming trend through the end of the week.
general announcements

We will publish full detailed advisories Saturday and Sunday mornings by 7am. We will also be publishing basic avalanche danger ratings & info during the week.

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